Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Summary
Agency for Persons with Disabilities; Creates workgroup for continuum of guidance & information for individuals with developmental disabilities; requires APD to make eligibility determinations within specified timeframes; provides requirements for developmental disabilities home & community-based services Medicaid waiver program; revises background screening requirements for direct service providers; requires licensure of adult day training programs; provides that for purposes of disciplinary action for certain violations, licensee is ultimately responsible for care of clients in its facility or participants of program; authorizes agency to immediately suspend or revoke license of adult day training programs.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 6, 2023
Signed Jun 20, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2023 · House Apr 28, 2023
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
May 1, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
16
Committee
19
Jun 20, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment 585993 adopted
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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