SB 1168: Background Screenings
GENERAL BILL by Grall
Background Screenings; Specifying additional disqualifying offenses under the background screening requirements for certain persons; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, beginning on a specified date or as soon as practicable thereafter, to review and determine eligibility for all criminal history checks submitted to the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse by specified agencies; providing that, beginning on a specified date, an independent sanctioning authority is considered a qualified entity for the purpose of participating in the clearinghouse; requiring qualified entities conducting background criminal history checks to designate a user administrator for a specified purpose, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/6/2026 Senate • Filed
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SB 1168, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2026 at 9:24 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1069 Background Screenings Trabulsy Identical Last Action: 1/6/2026 H Filed 
Citations - Statutes (14)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 44.407 Elder-focused dispute resolution process. Page 13 (pdf) 397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences. Page 16 (pdf) 397.4871 Recovery residence administrator certification. Page 18 (pdf) 409.913 Oversight of the integrity of the Medicaid program. Page 19 (pdf) 435.03 Level 1 screening standards. Page 21 (pdf) 435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 2 (pdf) 435.12 Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. Page 8 (pdf) 501.9741 Assisting in veterans’ benefits matters. Page 16 (pdf) 943.0438 Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities. Page 9 (pdf) 943.0542 Access to criminal history information provided by the department to qualified entities. Page 11 (pdf) 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 22 (pdf) 1012.315 Screening standards. Page 22 (pdf) 1012.797 Notification of certain charges against employees. Page 23 (pdf) 1012.799 Reporting and self-reporting certain offenses. Page 24 (pdf)