ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON
Summary
Amends the Essential Support Person Act. Changes the definition of "Department" to mean the Department of Public Health or, with respect to community-integrated living arrangements, as defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, the Department of Human Services. Provides that "facility" does not include any facility that the Department of Public Health or the Department of Veterans' Affairs does not regulate, except that "facility" includes a community-integrated living arrangement, as defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 9, 2025
Signed Aug 1, 2025
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The bill has progressed from its 'Engrossed' version to the final 'Enrolled' version, which is the official text sent to the Governor for signature. The changes are purely technical and administrative, updating the document headers and page numbers to reflect this final status. There are no substantive policy changes, such as new laws, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, in this specific diff.
TECHNICAL
Updated document headers and page numbers to reflect the transition from the Engrossed version to the final Enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
57–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
May 22, 2025
D
Democratic39
97% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Aug 1, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health and Human Services; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Health and Human Services
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 021-000-000
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 022-000-000
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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