CS/SB 528 (2019) -  Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs and Rouson
Defining the term “peer specialist”; requiring a specific level of screening for peer specialists working in mental health programs and facilities; authorizing a person to seek certification as a peer specialist if he or she meets specified qualifications; requiring the Department of Children and Families to develop a training program for peer specialists and to give preference to trainers who are certified peer specialists; requiring recovery residences to comply with specified Florida Fire Prevention Code provisions, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 369 (Ch. 2019-159) on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 02/19/19 12:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 03/13/19 4:00 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/18/19 9:00 AM

Related Bills

Bill Text

Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 369 (Ch. 2019-159) Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/18/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered Time: 04/18/2019 - 6:48 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 03/14/2019 - 8:01 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 237 Time: 03/13/2019 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 03/13/19, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/08/2019 - 3:08 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 156 Time: 03/05/2019 - 7:22 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 69 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Time: 02/22/2019 - 10:26 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/20/2019 - 3:06 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 159 Time: 02/19/2019 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/19/19, 12:30 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 02/12/2019 - 5:09 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 69 Time: 02/08/2019 - 9:07 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/25/2019 - 9:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: __