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CS/SB 738: Substance Abuse Services

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Clemens

Substance Abuse Services; Defining the term “sober house transitional living home” as it relates to the Hal S. Marchman Alcohol and Other Drug Services Act; requiring that an applicant seeking licensure for a proposed facility that would provide specified substance abuse services adhere to local, municipal, or county standards for zoning and occupancy; exempting existing sober house transitional living homes from complying with the distance requirement under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  4. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/8/2013 Senate • Filed
2/13/2013 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 54
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 54
3/27/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/13, 3:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
4/1/2013 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 346
4/3/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/4/2013 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 346
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 353
5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Community Affairs