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SB 954: Recovery Residences

GENERAL BILL by Gruters

Recovery Residences; Providing that interim licenses may be issued by the Department of Children and Families to a new owner of a recovery residence; revising the definition of the term “transfer”; revising conditions under which the department may deny, suspend, or revoke the license of a service provider or the operation of any service component or location identified on the license; requiring a county or a municipality to allow certain certified recovery residences in specific zoned districts, without the need to obtain changes in certain zoning or land use; creating the Substance Abuse and Recovery Residence Efficiency Committee within the Department of Children and Families, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/26/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
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

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

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

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1163 Recovery Residences Owen Identical Last Action: 3/28/2025 H PCS added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    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     		Web Page
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    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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