Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 169 — Licensed Counseling for First Responders

Last action — Died in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Licensed Counseling for First Responders; Requires employing agency of first responder to pay for certain licensed counseling for first responders; requires such counseling to be completed within specified timeframe; prohibits employing agency from requiring first responder to use leave for such counseling; authorizes first responder to select licensed mental health professional; prohibits payment by employing agency for such counseling from creating presumption of compensable occupational disease.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  3. Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

  4. Referred to State Affairs Committee

  5. Referred to Appropriations Committee

  6. Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

  7. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 155 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (155)

155 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 169 do?
Licensed Counseling for First Responders; Requires employing agency of first responder to pay for certain licensed counseling for first responders; requires such counseling to be completed within specified timeframe; prohibits employing agency from requiring first responder to use leave for such counseling; authorizes first responder to select licensed mental health professional; prohibits payment by employing agency for such counseling from creating presumption of compensable occupational disease.
Who sponsors HB 169?
HB 169 is sponsored by Waldron, Porras, Juan Carlos (Republican), Garcia, Cross, Lindsay (Democrat), Berfield, Kimberly (Republican), Basabe, Fabián (Republican), Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" (Republican), Fernandez-Barquin, and Lopez, Vicki L. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 169?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 169?
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