House File 2292 H-8019 Amend House File 2292 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The general assembly 4 finds all of the following: 5 1. The state concurs with President Donald Trump’s 6 executive order pertaining to ending crime and disorder on 7 America’s streets issued July 24, 2025. 8 2. Nearly two-thirds of homeless individuals have reported 9 having regularly used hard drugs like methamphetamines, 10 cocaine, or opioids, and an equally large share of homeless 11 individuals reported suffering from at least one mental health 12 condition. 13 3. Vagrancy, disorderly behavior, sudden confrontations, 14 and violent attacks often caused by a homeless individual with 15 a substance use disorder or mental health condition have made 16 cities unsafe. 17 4. The state needs to create space for many homeless 18 individuals in a long-term institutional setting to provide the 19 humane treatment these individuals need to address the root 20 cause of homelessness and restore public order. 21 Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES —— STATE 22 MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC BEDS. 23 1. No later than July 1, 2027, the department of health 24 and human services shall apply to the centers for Medicare and 25 Medicaid services of the United States department of health 26 and human services for a waiver of Medicaid’s institution for 27 mental diseases exclusion. 28 2. No later than one calendar year after the centers for 29 Medicare and Medicaid services approves the waiver requested 30 under subsection 1, the department of health and human services 31 shall double the number of inpatient psychiatric beds in the 32 state based on the number of beds that were at each state 33 mental health institute on June 30, 2025. > 34 -1- HF 2292.2799 (2) 91 dg/ko 1/ 2 #1.