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2023 SESSION

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HB 1525 Peer recovery specialists; barrier crime exceptions.

Introduced by: Carrie E. Coyner | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (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 SB 846.

FULL TEXT

• 01/05/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101949D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23105167D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1525ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/21/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0138)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

HISTORY

• 01/05/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101949D
• 01/05/23  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/16/23  House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/26/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/23  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/31/23  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23105167D-H1
• 01/31/23  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/01/23  House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
• 02/03/23  House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/23  House: Read first time
• 02/06/23  House: Read second time
• 02/06/23  House: Committee substitute agreed to 23105167D-H1
• 02/06/23  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1525H1
• 02/07/23  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/10/23  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/23  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/15/23  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/23  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/23  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/23  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1525ER)
• 02/22/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/24/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/23  House: 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 138 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/21/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0138)