CS/SB 314: Licensed Counseling for First Responders, Correctional Officers, and Correctional Probation Officers
GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Rodriguez
Licensed Counseling for First Responders, Correctional Officers, and Correctional Probation Officers; Requiring an employing agency of a first responder to pay for licensed counseling for certain first responders; providing that such counseling is in addition to and separate from any benefits provided to the first responder; prohibiting the employing agency from requiring the first responder to use specified leave for such counseling under certain circumstances; requiring an employing agency of a correctional officer or a correctional probation officer to pay for licensed counseling for such officers under certain circumstances; providing that payment by the employing agency for such counseling does not create a presumption of a compensable occupational disease, etc.
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/20/2023 Senate • Filed
1/26/2023 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy
2/13/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/21/23, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/21/2023 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/22/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/23/2023 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 113
5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Community Affairs
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CS/SB 314, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/22/2023 at 10:37 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 169 Licensed Counseling for First Responders Lopez, Fernandez-Barquin Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.1815 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions for employment-related accidents and injuries. Page 2 (pdf) 112.18155 Correctional officers; special provisions for posttraumatic stress disorders. Page 5 (pdf) -
SB 314, Original Filed Version Posted 1/20/2023 at 4:29 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 2/20/2023 (pdf)
Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2023 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 169 Licensed Counseling for First Responders Lopez, Fernandez-Barquin Identical Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 897888 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Governmental Oversight and Accountability
(Rodriguez)2/20/2023
3:23 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/22/2023Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/21/2023 3:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.1815 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions for employment-related accidents and injuries. Page 1 (pdf)