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CS/SB 1008: Background Screening Requirements

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Grall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book

Background Screening Requirements; Specifying additional disqualifying offenses under the background screening requirements for certain persons; expanding certain background screening requirements to apply to all health care practitioners, rather than specified practitioners; prohibiting the Department of Health, beginning on a specified date, from renewing the license of a health care practitioner until he or she complies with the background screening requirements, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 975 (Ch. 2024-243), CS/SB 7016 (Ch. 2024-15)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/19/2023 Senate • Filed
1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
1/25/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/30/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/30/2024 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
1/31/2024 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
2/8/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/13/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/13/2024 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2/15/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/20/2024 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 975 (Ch. 2024-243), CS/SB 7016 (Ch. 2024-15)