CS/SB 1168: Background Screenings
GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Grall
Background Screenings; Specifying additional disqualifying offenses under the background screening requirements for certain persons; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, beginning on a specified date or as soon as practicable thereafter, to review and determine eligibility for all criminal history checks submitted to the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse by specified agencies; providing that, beginning on a specified date, an independent sanctioning authority is considered a qualified entity for the purpose of participating in the clearinghouse; requiring qualified entities conducting background criminal history checks to designate a user administrator for a specified purpose, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/28/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/28/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/6/2026 Senate • Filed
1/12/2026 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/21/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/26/2026 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
1/28/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
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CS/SB 1168, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/28/2026 at 10:08 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1069 Background Screenings Trabulsy Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
H 1229 Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children Oliver Compare Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
S 1438 Agency for Health Care Administration Harrell Compare Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced
Citations - Statutes (16)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 44.407 Elder-focused dispute resolution process. Page 17 (pdf) 397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 20 (pdf) 397.4871 Recovery residence administrator certification. Page 21 (pdf) 409.913 Oversight of the integrity of the Medicaid program. Page 22 (pdf) 435.03 Level 1 screening standards. Page 25 (pdf) 435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 3 (pdf) 435.12 Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. Page 8 (pdf) 501.9741 Assisting in veterans’ benefits matters. Page 19 (pdf) 943.0438 Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities. Page 10 (pdf) 943.0542 Access to criminal history information provided by the department to qualified entities. Page 11 (pdf) 943.0585 Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records. Page 13 (pdf) 943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records. Page 15 (pdf) 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 25 (pdf) 1012.315 Screening standards. Page 26 (pdf) 1012.797 Notification of certain charges against employees. Page 27 (pdf) 1012.799 Reporting and self-reporting certain offenses. Page 28 (pdf) -
SB 1168, Original Filed Version Posted 1/6/2026 at 9:24 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/23/2026 (pdf)
Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1069 Background Screenings Trabulsy Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
H 1229 Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children Oliver Compare Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
S 1438 Agency for Health Care Administration Harrell Compare Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 266302 - Amendment
Between lines 369 and 370 insert:Health Policy
(Grall)1/23/2026
3:20 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/27/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/26/2026 3:30 PM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (14)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 44.407 Elder-focused dispute resolution process. Page 13 (pdf) 397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 16 (pdf) 397.4871 Recovery residence administrator certification. Page 18 (pdf) 409.913 Oversight of the integrity of the Medicaid program. Page 19 (pdf) 435.03 Level 1 screening standards. Page 21 (pdf) 435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 2 (pdf) 435.12 Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. Page 8 (pdf) 501.9741 Assisting in veterans’ benefits matters. Page 16 (pdf) 943.0438 Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities. Page 9 (pdf) 943.0542 Access to criminal history information provided by the department to qualified entities. Page 11 (pdf) 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 22 (pdf) 1012.315 Screening standards. Page 22 (pdf) 1012.797 Notification of certain charges against employees. Page 23 (pdf) 1012.799 Reporting and self-reporting certain offenses. Page 24 (pdf)