SB838
Recovery residences; certification required penalty, report.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0608)
Chief Patron:
Schuyler VanValkenburg (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; recovery residences; certification required; penalty; work group.
Changes the existing civil penalty for a violation of law related to the operation of recovery residences to a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill allows the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to issue provisional certification to certain recovery residences. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and ... (More) Human Resources to convene a work group to (i) make recommendations related to oversight and transparency for recovery residences and (ii) develop credentialing guidelines for recovery residences. The bill directs the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by November 1, 2025. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/02/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102136D
- 01/02/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105600D-S1
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB838)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services agreed to
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 25105600D-ES1
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB838)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 02/06/2025 - House: Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/11/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/13/2025 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/13/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
- 02/13/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/14/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/19/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - House: Health and Human Services Amendments agreed to
- 02/19/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/19/2025 - House: Passed House with amendments (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: House Amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB838ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB838)
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/2025 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB838ER2)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/2025 - House: Enacted, Chapter 608 (Effective 07/01/2025)
- 04/02/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0608)
