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2023 SESSION

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SB 846 Peer recovery specialists; barrier crime exceptions.

Introduced by: Barbara A. Favola | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Background checks; peer recovery specialists; barrier crime exceptions. Permits the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, direct care service providers, and community boards to hire peer recovery specialists who have been convicted of certain barrier crimes where a history of such offense does not pose a risk in the work of a peer recovery specialist. This bill is identical to HB 1525.

FULL TEXT

• 12/28/22  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102071D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/27/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23103860D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105768D-S2  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB846ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/21/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 12/28/22  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102071D
• 12/28/22  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 01/27/23  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
• 01/27/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23103860D-S1
• 01/27/23  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 01/31/23  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105768D-S2
• 02/01/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/23  Senate: Read second time
• 02/02/23  Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee substitute rejected 23103860D-S1
• 02/02/23  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/02/23  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23105768D-S2
• 02/02/23  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB846S2
• 02/03/23  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/23  House: Read first time
• 02/09/23  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/14/23  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/23  House: Read second time
• 02/17/23  House: Read third time
• 02/17/23  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/23  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/22/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB846ER)
• 02/22/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/23  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
• 03/02/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/21/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 139 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/21/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139)