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Committee advances bill giving local governments new tools to certify and regulate sober living homes; Oxford House warns of housing barriers
Summary
House Bill 783, which would allow local governments to require certification and regulate certain sober living homes and pilot requirements in Hamilton County, passed the committee but drew strong opposition from recovery-residence operators concerned about ADA/FHA conflicts and access delays.
The State and Local Government Committee on April 2 voted to advance House Bill 783, a bill giving counties and cities permissive authority to require certification, apply local health and safety regulations, and set referral requirements for certain recovery residences and sober living homes. The bill includes language to pilot some provisions in Hamilton County.
Representative Martin, sponsor of HB 783, said the legislation was prompted by repeated neighborhood complaints about a particular residence near an elementary school that he said produced multiple emergency calls dating back to 2019. The amendment adopted in committee narrows an initial…
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