Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy Committee on June 30, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
Senate Bill 538
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules requiring drug testing of adult applicants for and recipients of public assistance.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules requiring drug testing of adult applicants for and recipients of public assistance. Requires department to deny or terminate public assistance to individuals for whom testing produces positive result. Applies to adults who apply for or receive public assistance on or after July 1, 2012.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 10 to June 30, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the SenateJan 10 to Jun 30 · stopped171 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 10 to Jan 188 days
Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health PolicyJan 18 to Jun 30 · stopped163 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 10 – Jun 30
- Jan 10Introduced
- Jan 18Sent to Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy
- Apr 6Heard in Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 10Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 18Referred to Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy.Senate
- Apr 6Public Hearing held.Senate
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.Senate