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CS/CS/SB 1594: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Health Policy ; Brodeur ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia

Agency for Persons with Disabilities; Requiring the agency to convene an interagency workgroup for a specified purpose; requiring the agency to make certain eligibility determinations within specified timeframes; revising provisions related to the developmental disabilities home and community-based services Medicaid waiver program; revising background screening requirements for certain direct service providers, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/1/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1517 (Ch. 2023-273) -SJ 657
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2023 Senate • Filed
3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Rules
3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/22/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/27/23, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building
3/27/2023 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/28/2023 Senate • Now in Health Policy
3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/4/2023 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
4/6/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Rules
• Remaining references corrected to Fiscal Policy
• Now in Fiscal Policy
4/11/2023 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
4/20/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/25/2023 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 2
4/27/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/23
• CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
5/1/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 657
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1517 -SJ 657
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1517 (Ch. 2023-273) -SJ 657