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HB 941 — Treatment-based Drug Court Programs
Last action — Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Treatment-based Drug Court Programs; Authorizing a court to offer an option for verification of participation in self-help groups or activities to certain defendants; revising a provision relating to the applicability of certain licensure renewal requirements to certain substance abuse programs, etc.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
21 added · 38 removed21 line(s) added, 38 removed.
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 9,941 Engrossed 1 2020 A bill to be entitled An act relating to treatment-based drug court programs;
amending s.
397.403, F.S.;
revising a provision relating to the applicability of certain licensure renewal requirements to certain substance abuse programs;
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
PageSection 12. of 2 CODING:
Words stricken are deletions;
words underlined are additions.
hb0941-02-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 9, Engrossed 1 2020 Section 2.
Subsection (3) of section 397.403, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
397.403 License application.— (3) Applications for licensure renewal must include proof of application for accreditation for each licensed service component providing clinical treatment by an accrediting organization that is acceptable to the department for the first renewal, and proof of accreditation for any subsequent renewals.
This subsection does not apply to any offender inmate substance abuse program operated by or under an exclusive contract with a jail or the Department of Corrections.
Section 3.
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hb0941-02-e1hb0941-01-c1
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Action History
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Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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Received
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Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Rules
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In Messages
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CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Amendment(s) adopted (399711)
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
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Placed on Calendar
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Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/18/20, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall
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Now in Health and Human Services Committee
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Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/11/20, 1:30 pm, Sumner Hall
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Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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CS referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
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Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee
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CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time
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Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
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CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
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PCS on Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 3:30 pm, 12 HOB
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Introduced
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Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee
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Filed
Sponsors
- James Buchanan · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Buchanan, James Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 79 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 116 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Goff-Marcil | — | Yea |
| Aloupis | — | Yea |
| Good | — | Yea |
| Polo | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Grieco | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues, R. | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hattersley | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Sabatini | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Casello | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Cortes | — | Yea |
| Cummings | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Yea |
| Valdes | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Watson, B. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez | — | Yea |
| Oliva | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Omphroy | — | Yea |
| Webb | — | Yea |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Not Voting |
| Jacquet | — | Not Voting |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Daley, Dan | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Chad | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Not Voting |
| Shoaf, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Cortes, J. | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| Goff-Marcil | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues, R. | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Not Voting |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Cortes, J. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Polo | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 941 do?
- Treatment-based Drug Court Programs; Authorizing a court to offer an option for verification of participation in self-help groups or activities to certain defendants; revising a provision relating to the applicability of certain licensure renewal requirements to certain substance abuse programs, etc.
- Who sponsors HB 941?
- HB 941 is sponsored by Buchanan, James (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 941?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 941?
- Track HB 941 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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