Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3168
Directs the Department of Human Services to adopt rules to require an agency that hires, trains and supervises direct support professionals using state funds received from the department to implement enhanced staffing ratios under specified circumstances.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act makes changes to increase the safety of IDD service providers. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Directs the Department of Human Services to adopt rules to require an agency that hires, trains and supervises direct support professionals using state funds received from the department to implement enhanced staffing ratios under specified circumstances. Requires a residential training home or residential training facility that serves a high-needs resident to provide to the department a staff safety plan that addresses specified issues. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Early Childhood and Human ServicesJan 17 to Mar 3173 days
Ways and MeansMar 31 to Jun 27 · stopped88 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 House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Early Childhood and Human Services
- Mar 4Heard in Early Childhood and Human Services
- Mar 25Heard in Early Childhood and Human Services
- Mar 31Early Childhood and Human Services recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Mar 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Mar 25Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Mar 31Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Mar 31Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives