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CS/CS/HB 1187: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Stevenson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Driskell ; Fetterhoff ; Polo ; Webb ; Williams

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; Authorizes certification of peer specialists to provide recovery services in mental health programs & facilities; requires peer specialists to meet specified criteria & background screening requirements; authorizes exemption of certain persons from disqualification of employment; requires department to approve credentialing entities for peer specialists certification; requires new background screening for service provider personnel; revises applicability of exemptions from licensure & provides exemption from certain licensure renewal requirements for certain entities & programs.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 369 (Ch. 2019-159), CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2019 House • Filed
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 121
3/8/2019 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 376
3/18/2019 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/20/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
3/20/2019 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 489
3/22/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
3/25/2019 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 486
• Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 496
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 496
4/1/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/03/19, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
4/3/2019 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 584
4/4/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 581
4/5/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 597
4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 727
• Read 3rd time -HJ 727
• CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 727
4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 466
• Received -SJ 466
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 369 (Ch. 2019-159), CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)