CS/SB 314 (2023) -  Licensed Counseling for First Responders, Correctional Officers, and Correctional Probation Officers

General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Rodriguez
Licensed Counseling for First Responders, Correctional Officers, and Correctional Probation Officers: Requiring an employing agency of a first responder to pay for licensed counseling for certain first responders; providing that such counseling is in addition to and separate from any benefits provided to the first responder; prohibiting the employing agency from requiring the first responder to use specified leave for such counseling under certain circumstances; requiring an employing agency of a correctional officer or a correctional probation officer to pay for licensed counseling for such officers under certain circumstances; providing that payment by the employing agency for such counseling does not create a presumption of a compensable occupational disease, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Last Event: 05/05/23 S Died in Community Affairs on Friday, May 5, 2023 10:59 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 02/21/23 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Community Affairs
  • Fiscal Policy

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 169 Subject: Licensed Counseling for First Responders Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 2/22/2023 10:04:15 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 2/20/2023 2:26:08 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Community Affairs Time: 05/05/2023 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 113 Time: 03/07/2023 - 8:10 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs Time: 02/23/2023 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/22/2023 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Time: 02/21/2023 - 4:43 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/21/23, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 02/13/2023 - 2:31 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy Time: 01/26/2023 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/20/2023 - 4:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
112.1815 HB 169, HB 291, SB 436, CS/SB 914
112.18155 CS/HB 337