TX SB1164

Expands criteria for warrantless emergency detention by peace officers to include persons with mental illness who show severe emotional distress and mental condition deterioration, or inability to recognize symptoms or appreciate treatment risks and benefits, in addition to existing substantial risk of serious harm standard

Allows peace officers and EMS personnel transporting detained persons to leave facilities immediately after transferring custody and filing emergency detention notification, without waiting for medical screening, treatment, or insurance verification

Updates the emergency detention notification form to include additional fields such as demographics, parent/guardian information for minors, use of restraint details, call origin location, and detailed observations/history checklist covering self-harm, harm to others, psychiatric history, medications, and substance use

Adds "inability to recognize symptoms or appreciate the risks and benefits of treatment" as a new criterion for court-ordered temporary and extended inpatient mental health services, alongside existing criteria of likelihood to cause serious harm or suffering severe distress and functional deterioration

Takes effect September 1, 2025, applying to emergency detentions beginning on or after that date and to court-ordered mental health services applications submitted on or after that date