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CS/CS/HB 479: Substance Abuse Services

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Healthy Families Subcommittee ; Hager ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Berman ; Brodeur ; Campbell ; Combee ; Edwards ; Harrell ; Kerner ; Lee ; Magar ; McGhee ; Moskowitz ; Murphy ; Pafford ; Peters ; Pigman ; Powell ; Pritchett ; Rader ; Rooney ; Stewart

Substance Abuse Services; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to create a voluntary certification program for recovery residences; requiring the department to approve credentialing entities to develop and administer the certification program; requiring background screening of employees of a recovery residence; providing for denial, suspension, or revocation of certification; directing the department to approve at least one credentialing entity by a specified date to develop and administer the certification program; requiring the department to publish the list on its website, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2014 House • Filed
    1/16/2014 House • Referred to Healthy Families Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 41
    3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 40
    3/14/2014 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Healthy Families Subcommittee, 03/18/14, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
    3/18/2014 House • CS by Healthy Families Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 338
    3/21/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    3/24/2014 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 336
    • CS by Healthy Families Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 331
    3/27/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/31/14, 11:00 am, Webster Hall
    3/31/2014 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 405
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 405
    4/1/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/03/14, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
    4/3/2014 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 466
    4/4/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 462
    4/7/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 475
    4/21/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/14
    4/23/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 607
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/24/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 637
    • Amendment(s) adopted (135649) -HJ 638
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 1 -HJ 638
    4/24/2014 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 627
    • Received -SJ 627
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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  • CS/CS/HB 479, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/24/2014 at 12:25 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 582 (c1) Substance Abuse Services Clemens Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 15 (pdf)
    394.9085 Behavioral provider liability. Page 19 (pdf)
    397.311 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    397.405 Exemptions from licensure. Page 20 (pdf)
    397.407 Licensure process; fees. Page 13 (pdf)
    397.416 Substance abuse treatment services; qualified professional. Page 21 (pdf)
    397.487 Page 4 (pdf)
    397.4871 Page 8 (pdf)
    397.4872 Page 12 (pdf)
    440.102 Drug-free workplace program requirements. Page 21 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 479, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/4/2014 at 3:08 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 582 (c1) Substance Abuse Services Clemens Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    135649 - Amendment
    Remove lines 158-206 and insert:     		Harrell 4/23/2014
    11:10 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/24/2014     		PDF
    531469 - Amendment
    Between lines 553 and 554, insert:     		Gonzalez 4/22/2014
    1:45 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/22/2014     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2014 10:55 AM House 117 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 15 (pdf)
    394.9085 Behavioral provider liability. Page 19 (pdf)
    397.311 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    397.405 Exemptions from licensure. Page 19 (pdf)
    397.407 Licensure process; fees. Page 13 (pdf)
    397.416 Substance abuse treatment services; qualified professional. Page 21 (pdf)
    397.487 Page 4 (pdf)
    397.4871 Page 8 (pdf)
    397.4872 Page 11 (pdf)
    440.102 Drug-free workplace program requirements. Page 21 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 479, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/21/2014 at 10:20 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2014 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 582 (c1) Substance Abuse Services Clemens Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    350555 - Amendment
    Remove lines 352-358 and insert:     		Hager 4/2/2014
    6:58 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/3/2014     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 15 (pdf)
    394.9085 Behavioral provider liability. Page 19 (pdf)
    397.311 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    397.405 Exemptions from licensure. Page 19 (pdf)
    397.407 Licensure process; fees. Page 13 (pdf)
    397.416 Substance abuse treatment services; qualified professional. Page 21 (pdf)
    397.487 Page 4 (pdf)
    397.4871 Page 8 (pdf)
    397.4872 Page 11 (pdf)
    440.102 Drug-free workplace program requirements. Page 21 (pdf)

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  • HB 479, Original Filed Version Posted 1/6/2014 at 9:58 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 582 (c1) Substance Abuse Services Clemens Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 9 (pdf)
    397.311 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    397.487 Page 4 (pdf)
    440.102 Drug-free workplace program requirements. Page 14 (pdf)

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