Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 570
Requires Department of Human Services to contract with up to two agencies providing agency with choice services.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires Department of Human Services to contract with up to two agencies providing agency with choice services. Specifies criteria for agencies that contract with department. <i>Allows consumers to use private pay home care program through Home Care Commission to access agency with choice services and other home care services.</i>] <b>Directs department to conduct study of barriers to implementing private pay home care worker program and prescribes elements of study. Requires department to report findings of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health and to human services by January 1, 2026. <b>Requires department to report on implementation of agency with choice services to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services by January 1, 2027. <b>Allows provider of agency with choice services to serve individuals who are not enrolled in state medical assistance program beginning two years after provider starts offering agency with choice services. <b>Makes persons providing agency with choice services mandatory reporters.</b>
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Deb Patterson, James Manning Jr.
Chief co-sponsors
2 co-sponsors
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 9 to June 25, 2023, 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 action12 actions on 10 days
In the SenateJan 9 to Jun 25 · stopped167 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 112 days
Human ServicesJan 11 to Apr 685 days
RulesApr 6 to May 2347 days
Ways and MeansMay 23 to Jun 25 · stopped33 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 23
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 9 – Jun 25
- Jan 9Introduced
- Jan 11Sent to Human Services
- Mar 13Heard in Human Services
- Mar 29Heard in Human Services
- Apr 3Heard in Human Services
- Apr 6Human Services reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
- Sent to Rules
- May 11Heard in Rules
- May 23Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 12 actions, as published
- Jan 9Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 11Referred to Human Services.Senate
- Mar 13Public Hearing held.Senate
- Mar 29Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 3Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 6Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.Senate
- Apr 6Referred to Rules by order of the President.Senate
- Apr 13Work Session cancelled.Senate
- May 11Work Session held.Senate
- May 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- May 23Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
- Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.Senate