Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
House debates and circles Human Services Licensing Amendments after questions on penalties and oversight
Summary
Representative Dan Hue Price introduced amendments to House Bill 23 to update human services licensing language and board membership; lawmakers questioned expanded penalty language (uniform Class A misdemeanor exposure) and scope for health-and-safety rules affecting child-care programs. The House voted to 'circle' the bill to resolve outstanding questions.
Representative Dan Hue Price reintroduced House Bill 23, a set of technical changes to human-services licensing, and offered pink-sheet amendments to clarify board composition and rulemaking authority. Price said the changes update definitions (for example, replacing 'treatment' with 'support' and aligning language with the Administrative Practices Act) and add explicit board membership and policy-board representation.
Lawmakers pressed the sponsor on the bill’s enforcement provisions. Representative Stevens asked…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
