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CS/CS/CS/SB 954: Certified Recovery Residences

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Community Affairs ; Gruters ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson

Certified Recovery Residences; Requiring, by a specified date, the governing body of each county or municipality to adopt an ordinance to establish procedures for the review and approval of certified recovery residences; prohibiting the ordinance from requiring public hearings beyond the minimum required by law; providing that the personnel-to-resident ratio for a certified recovery residence must be met only when the residents are at the residence, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/24/2025 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/20/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/26/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/31/2025 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
    4/2/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    4/3/2025 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
    4/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/15/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 2
    4/17/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/21/2025 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
    4/22/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
    • CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
    4/24/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 533
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 534
    • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 534
    4/24/2025 House • In Messages

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 954, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2025 at 1:53 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1163 (c2) Certified Recovery Residences Human Services Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/22/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2025 11:06 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 2 (pdf)
    397.4871 Recovery residence administrator certification. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 954, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/17/2025 at 9:52 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1163 (c2) Certified Recovery Residences Human Services Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/22/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    726196 - Amendment
    Delete lines 31 - 63 and insert:     		Rules
    (Gruters)
    (Rouson)     		4/21/2025
    6:34 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/22/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/21/2025 2:00 PM Rules 23 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 2 (pdf)
    397.4871 Recovery residence administrator certification. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 954, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/2/2025 at 3:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1163 (c2) Certified Recovery Residences Human Services Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/22/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    219938 - Amendment
    Delete line 80 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Gruters)     		4/14/2025
    4:19 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/15/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2025 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 7 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 2 (pdf)
    397.4871 Recovery residence administrator certification. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 954, Original Filed Version Posted 2/20/2025 at 3:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2025 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1163 Certified Recovery Residences Human Services Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/22/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    478326 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Gruters)     		3/28/2025
    2:47 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 711754 - Amendment to Amendment (478326)
    Delete line 8 and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Gruters)     		3/31/2025
    11:09 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/31/2025 4:00 PM Community Affairs 6 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs. Page 19 (pdf)
    394.47892 Mental health court programs. Page 19 (pdf)
    395.3025 Patient and personnel records; copies; examination. Page 19 (pdf)
    397.334 Treatment-based drug court programs. Page 20 (pdf)
    397.403 License application. Page 4 (pdf)
    397.407 Licensure process; fees. Page 5 (pdf)
    397.4104 Record of recovery residences used by service providers. Page 17 (pdf)
    397.415 Denial, suspension, and revocation; other remedies. Page 8 (pdf)
    397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 9 (pdf)
    397.4871 Recovery residence administrator certification. Page 12 (pdf)
    397.4873 Referrals to or from recovery residences; prohibitions; penalties. Page 18 (pdf)
    397.501 Rights of individuals. Page 12 (pdf)
    397.752 Scope of part. Page 20 (pdf)
    400.494 Information about patients confidential. Page 20 (pdf)
    509.032 Duties. Page 14 (pdf)

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