This bill appropriates $500,000 from the community health trust fund to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services for the 988 crisis hotline program. The funding is designated for the biennium starting July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.

The bill has received strong support in both the Senate and the House, with a Senate vote of 46 in favor and 1 against, and a House vote of 87 in favor and 6 against. This appropriation aims to enhance mental health crisis response services in the state.