Direct-support Organizations
Summary
Direct-support Organizations; Authorizing the Department of Children and Families to establish a direct-support organization for a specified purpose; requiring the Secretary of Children and Families to appoint a board of directors for the direct-support organization; authorizing the department to allow the direct-support organization to use, without charge, the department’s fixed property, facilities, and personnel services, subject to certain requirements; authorizing the direct-support organization to collect, expend, and provide funds for specified purposes, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed Jun 29, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Apr 19, 2023
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Jun 29, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (538840)
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/05/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/20/23, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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