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2019 SESSION

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HB 2045 Recovery residences; certification by Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

Introduced by: Chris L. Hurst | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; certification of recovery residences; regulations; civil penalties. Provides for the promulgation of regulations for the certification of recovery residences by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill defines "recovery residence" as a housing facility that provides alcohol-free and illicit-drug-free housing to individuals with substance abuse disorders and individuals with co-occurring mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders that does not include clinical treatment services. The bill prohibits any person from advertising, representing, or otherwise implying to the public that a recovery residence or other housing facility is a certified recovery residence unless it is certified by the Department. The bill authorizes the Department to assess a civil penalty for violations of this prohibition.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/19  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101781D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/22/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19105077D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/14/19  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2045ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0220)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/07/19  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101781D
• 01/07/19  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/11/19  House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
• 01/15/19  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/19  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19105077D-H1
• 01/24/19  House: Read first time
• 01/25/19  House: Read second time
• 01/25/19  House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105077D-H1
• 01/25/19  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2045H1
• 01/28/19  House: Passed by for the day
• 01/29/19  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/19  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/30/19  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/07/19  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/19  Senate: Read third time
• 02/11/19  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/19  House: Enrolled
• 02/14/19  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2045ER)
• 02/14/19  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/14/19  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/18/19  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019
• 02/18/19  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
• 03/05/19  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 220 (effective 7/1/19)
• 03/05/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0220)