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2025R: HB1653 ACT 636

TO SET STANDARDS FOR LICENSING AND REGULATION OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Latest action: Notification that HB1653 is now Act 636

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Sponsor	Role
Cavenaugh	lead
Irvin	primary
Wooldridge	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 4, 2025, 9:31 a.m. CT	House	Filed
Mar 4, 2025, 5:29 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Mar 5, 2025, 8:30 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 5, 2025, 8:30 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 5, 2025, 11:47 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 31, 2025, 8:40 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 31, 2025, 8:40 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 31, 2025, 2:11 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 1, 2025, 1:21 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 2, 2025, 2:28 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 2, 2025, 2:28 p.m. CT	House	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 2, 2025, 7:44 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Apr 2, 2025, 7:44 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 7, 2025, 1:47 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 9, 2025, 6:33 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 9, 2025, 6:33 p.m. CT	Senate	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 9, 2025, 6:33 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 8:35 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 8:35 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 10, 2025, 10:53 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 16, 2025, 3:38 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1653 is now Act 636

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 1, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 2, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 7, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor · Senate Room 272	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Cavenaugh, filed Mar 4, 2025, 5:34 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1653 TO SET STANDARDS FOR THE LICENSING AND REGULATION OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATM; H2 (House) by Cavenaugh, filed Mar 27, 2025, 4:36 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1653 TO SET STANDARDS FOR THE LICENSING AND REGULATION OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATM.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Cavenaugh	Mar 4, 2025, 5:34 p.m. CT
H2	House	Cavenaugh	Mar 27, 2025, 4:36 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 7, 2025, 1:47 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Apr 1, 2025, 1:21 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 1067

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 6:33:05 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

1Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (34)

Not voting (1)

Bryan King (R)

House · RCS 860

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2:28:47 PM · arkleg

95Yea

0Nay

3Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (95)

Present (2)

Keith Brooks (R)
RJ Hawk (R)

Not voting (3)

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