Bill Summary
HB 479 Substance Abuse Services (2014 Session)
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: July 1, 2014
01/06/14
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Filed
01/16/14
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Referred to Healthy Families Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
01/16/14
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Now in Healthy Families Subcommittee
03/14/14
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On Committee agenda - Healthy Families Subcommittee, 03/18/14, 9:00 am, 12 H - PCS
03/18/14
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Favorable with CS by Healthy Families Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/21/14
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/24/14
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Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
03/27/14
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On Committee agenda - Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/31/14, 11:00 am, 212 K
03/31/14
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Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/31/14
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
04/01/14
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On Committee agenda - Health & Human Services Committee, 04/03/14, 8:30 am, 17 H
04/03/14
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Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/04/14
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/07/14
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Placed on calendar, on 2nd reading
04/21/14
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/14
04/23/14
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Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/24/14
04/24/14
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Read Third Time; Amendment Adopted (135649); Passed (Vote: 117 Yeas / 1 Nay)
04/24/14
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/24/14
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In Messages
04/24/14
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Received; Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Community Affairs; Appropriations
05/02/14
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Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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