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CS/CS/SB 794: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Jones ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia

Agency for Persons with Disabilities; Requiring level 2 employment screening for all employees of residential facilities and adult day training programs; providing background screening requirements for such employees; requiring the agency to solicit input and conduct publicly noticed hearings for a specified purpose in each service region; requiring the agency to use certain information to identify certain core competencies and performance metrics and make recommendations for standardizing assessments, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2026
 Last Action: 2/26/2026 Senate - CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/8/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
2/11/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
2/12/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
2/20/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/25/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/26/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time