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CS/CS/SB 804: Substance Abuse Services

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Harrell

Substance Abuse Services; Providing criminal penalties for making certain false representations or omissions of material facts when applying for service provider licenses; requiring the Department of Children and Families to suspend a service provider’s license under certain circumstances; expanding the applicability of certain exemptions for disqualification to applications for certification of a recovery residence or a recovery residence administrator, respectively; specifying that certain dwellings converted to recovery residences do not have a change of occupancy under the Florida Building Code due to such conversion, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 6/23/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-128
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/26/2021 Senate • Filed
    2/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 95
    2/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 95
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
    3/3/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/5/2021 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
    3/10/2021 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 231
    3/19/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/24/21, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    3/24/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 313
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/25/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 316
    3/29/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/13/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/16/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559
    4/21/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 524
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 524
    • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 524
    4/21/2021 House • In Messages
    4/23/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/26/2021)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/26/2021 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    4/27/2021 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
    4/27/2021 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 746
    4/27/2021 House • Message sent to senate
    6/16/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/21/2021 • Approved by Governor
    6/23/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-128

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  • CS/CS/SB 804, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/27/2021 at 4:32 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 319 (c2) Substance Abuse Service Providers Caruso Identical Last Action: 4/26/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 804 (Ch. 2021-128)

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    397.403 License application. Page 2 (pdf)
    397.415 Denial, suspension, and revocation; other remedies. Page 2 (pdf)
    397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 3 (pdf)
    397.4871 Recovery residence administrator certification. Page 4 (pdf)
    397.4873 Referrals to or from recovery residences; prohibitions; penalties. Page 4 (pdf)
    553.80 Enforcement. Page 5 (pdf)
    633.208 Minimum firesafety standards. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 804, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/24/2021 at 4:28 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 319 (c2) Substance Abuse Service Providers Caruso Identical Last Action: 4/26/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 804 (Ch. 2021-128)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/16/2021 9:00 AM Rules View Vote Record

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/21/2021 10:53 AM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/27/2021 11:06 AM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    397.403 License application. Page 2 (pdf)
    397.415 Denial, suspension, and revocation; other remedies. Page 2 (pdf)
    397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 3 (pdf)
    397.4871 Recovery residence administrator certification. Page 4 (pdf)
    397.4873 Referrals to or from recovery residences; prohibitions; penalties. Page 4 (pdf)
    553.80 Enforcement. Page 5 (pdf)
    633.208 Minimum firesafety standards. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 804, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/3/2021 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/23/2021 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 319 (c2) Substance Abuse Service Providers Caruso Similar Last Action: 4/26/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 804 (Ch. 2021-128)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    763484 - Amendment
    Delete lines 31 - 151 and insert:
    Community Affairs
    (Harrell)
    3/22/2021
    2:23 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/24/2021
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/24/2021 8:30 AM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    397.403 License application. Page 2 (pdf)
    397.415 Denial, suspension, and revocation; other remedies. Page 2 (pdf)
    397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 3 (pdf)
    397.4871 Recovery residence administrator certification. Page 4 (pdf)
    397.4873 Referrals to or from recovery residences; prohibitions; penalties. Page 4 (pdf)
    553.80 Enforcement. Page 5 (pdf)
    633.208 Minimum firesafety standards. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 804, Original Filed Version Posted 1/26/2021 at 8:59 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/1/2021 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 319 Substance Abuse Service Providers Caruso Identical Last Action: 4/26/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 804 (Ch. 2021-128)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    118252 - Amendment
    Delete lines 85 - 105 and insert:
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Harrell)
    3/1/2021
    3:30 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/2/2021
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/2/2021 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    397.403 License application. Page 2 (pdf)
    397.415 Denial, suspension, and revocation; other remedies. Page 2 (pdf)
    397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 3 (pdf)
    397.4871 Recovery residence administrator certification. Page 4 (pdf)
    397.4873 Referrals to or from recovery residences; prohibitions; penalties. Page 4 (pdf)
    553.80 Enforcement. Page 5 (pdf)
    633.208 Minimum firesafety standards. Page 5 (pdf)

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