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HB 169: Licensed Counseling for First Responders

GENERAL BILL by Lopez, V. ; Fernandez-Barquin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez ; Basabe ; Berfield ; Cross ; Garcia ; Porras ; Waldron

Licensed Counseling for First Responders; Requires employing agency of first responder to pay for certain licensed counseling for first responders; requires such counseling to be completed within specified timeframe; prohibits employing agency from requiring first responder to use leave for such counseling; authorizes first responder to select licensed mental health professional; prohibits payment by employing agency for such counseling from creating presumption of compensable occupational disease.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/10/2023 House • Filed
1/17/2023 House • Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
5/5/2023 House • Died in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee