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CS/SB 794: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Jones

Agency for Persons with Disabilities; Requiring level 2 employment screening for all employees of residential facilities and adult day training programs; requiring the agency to contract with a state university to develop and administer certain surveys for a specified purpose; requiring the state university to submit a final report to the agency by a specified date; requiring the agency to use certain information to identify certain core competencies and performance metrics and make recommendations for standardizing assessments, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 2/11/2026 Senate - CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 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

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  • CS/SB 794, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/11/2026 at 10:23 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 565 (c1) Agency for Persons with Disabilities Human Services Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/6/2026 H Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    393.0655 Screening of direct service providers. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 794, Original Filed Version Posted 12/8/2025 at 4:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 565 (c1) Agency for Persons with Disabilities Human Services Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/6/2026 H Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    660070 - Amendment
    Delete lines 51 - 102 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Jones)     		2/9/2026
    11:55 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/11/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/10/2026 12:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    393.0655 Screening of direct service providers. Page 1 (pdf)
    393.0663 Support coordination; legislative intent; qualified organizations; agency duties; due process; rulemaking. Page 2 (pdf)
    393.0673 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; moratorium on admissions; administrative fines; procedures. Page 4 (pdf)

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