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CS/CS/HB 1045: Certified Peer Specialist Gateway Pilot Program

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Hart ; Jacques ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chaney ; Dunkley ; Gottlieb ; López, J. ; Valdés

Certified Peer Specialist Gateway Pilot Program; Creates pilot program within DOC; provides purpose of & requirements for pilot program; requires DOC to develop criteria for selecting qualified applicants; exempts persons who complete pilot program's requirements from specified background screening requirements for peer specialists; authorizes pilot program to offer funding to potential employers to cover specified costs; requires persons who have completed pilot program's requirements to provide prospective employers with incarceration records; requires such persons to receive signed informed consent form from any potential clients.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 6/26/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-286
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/22/2023 House • Filed
2/28/2023 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/27/2023 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
3/29/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/30/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/31/2023 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
4/6/2023 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
4/11/2023 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
4/17/2023 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
4/19/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/20/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/24/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2023)
4/27/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 101, NAYS 0
4/27/2023 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Fiscal Policy
• Received
5/1/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 652
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1012 -SJ 652
• Read 2nd time -SJ 652
• Amendment(s) adopted (860026) -SJ 652
• Read 3rd time -SJ 652
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 652
5/1/2023 House • In Messages
5/4/2023 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 860026 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
6/12/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/23/2023 • Approved by Governor
6/26/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-286