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CS/CS/CS/HB 1271: Individuals with Disabilities

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee ; Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee ; Buchanan ; Fine ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Bartleman ; Berfield ; Botana ; Cassel ; Chaney ; Cross ; Driskell ; Hart ; Holcomb ; Joseph ; Massullo ; Melo ; Mooney ; Persons-Mulicka ; Plakon ; Yarkosky

Individuals with Disabilities; Requires APD to develop & implement electronic application process; requires agency to maintain printable paper application on its website &, upon request, provide printed paper application to an applicant; requires agency to provide applicants with specified information upon receipt of application for services; revises timeframes within which agency must make eligibility determinations for services; lowers age that caregiver must be for individual to be placed in certain preenrollment category. APPROPRIATION: $38,852,223

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/5/2024 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1758 (Ch. 2024-14)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2024 House • Filed
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/13/2024 House • Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
1/22/2024 House • Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
1/24/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
• Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
1/25/2024 House • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
1/29/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
1/30/2024 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
1/31/2024 House • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2/20/2024 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2/22/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
2/23/2024 House • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/26/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/5/2024 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1758 (Ch. 2024-14)