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Committee advances repeal of location restrictions for community homes serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Summary
Senator Tyler Deese presented House Bill 1537 to repeal the location act for community homes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; the committee passed the bill after brief discussion noting stakeholder work and wide House support.
State Senator Tyler Deese (District 37) told the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee that House Bill 1537 would repeal the location act governing community homes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Deese said the bill followed work with habilitation and development centers (HDCs) and that the repeal would remove statutory sections some HDCs had identified as problematic, including provisions relating to density control. He said he believed there are nine HDCs statewide but noted he needed to double-check that number. Deese told the committee he had not received pushback and that the bill passed the House with 94 votes and zero dissents.
Committee members asked about the practical effect of repealing the location act; the sponsor indicated that it addresses concerns raised by HDCs and that the repeal is intended to resolve statutory provisions the HDCs consider inappropriate. No public testimony was offered. The committee voted by voice vote to pass HB1537.
Clarifying details from the hearing: The sponsor described the change as the removal of statutory location restrictions for community homes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; the sponsor noted his understanding that the House approved the repeal unanimously but did not provide the full legislative record or implementation details during the committee hearing.
