CS/HB 923: Recovery Residences
GENERAL BILL by Human Services Subcommittee ; Owen
Recovery Residences; Specifies level of background screening DCF must require of certain persons; prohibits department from requiring certain existing licensed service providers that are seeking to add licensed services or one or more additional levels of care at existing licensed location or at one or more new locations to admit individuals for services during probationary period, if certain requirements are met within specified timeframe; removes provisions prohibiting certified recovery residences from denying individual access to housing on or after specified date.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/13/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/13/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/29/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/12/2026 | House |
• Referred to Human Services Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Human Services Subcommittee |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 2/10/2026 | House |
• PCS added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/12/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee |
| 2/13/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
