Bill Summary

HB 1229 Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Oliver Co Sponsors: Valdés CS Sponsors: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
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Summary
Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children: Provides licensure & application requirements; requires AHCA to require certain background screening for certain persons; requires access to medically complex children's home at reasonable times for certain persons; requires agency to issue provisional license to newly licensed provider for specified timeframe; authorizes agency to issue conditional license for specified timeframe to licensed provider for specified reasons; requires agency to conduct inspections; provides rulemaking authority, procedures, & requirements; provides eligibility requirements to qualify for admission to medically complex children's home; provides uniform firesafety standards, emergency preparedness requirements, & construction standards; provides for denial, suspension, & revocation of license; provides for administrative fines. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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committees of reference
   H Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
   H Health & Human Services Committee
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Actions
01/08/26
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Filed
01/15/26
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Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee; Health Care Budget Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
01/15/26
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Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
02/10/26
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On Committee agenda - Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, 02/12/26, 12:30 pm, 404 H - PCS
02/12/26
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Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/13/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/16/26
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Reference to Health Care Budget Subcommittee removed; Remaining reference: Health & Human Services Committee
02/16/26
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
02/20/26
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On Committee agenda - Health & Human Services Committee, 02/24/26, 3:00 pm, 17 H
02/24/26
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Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee; 21 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/25/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/02/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
03/05/26
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Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 109 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/05/26
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In Messages
03/05/26
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Received; Referred to Rules
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bill text & filed amendments
1229
Filed on 01/08/26
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Health Care Facilities & Systems Sub
Filed on 02/10/26
Adopted
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1229C1
Filed on 02/13/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
400.051
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408.802
408.82
408.823
435.12
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