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SB 37 · 2025 · Senate · Health and Human Services Committee

Residential care facility licensing updates

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relative to residential care and health facility licensing.

Revises residential care and health facility licensing requirements by mandating quality assurance programs, requiring public posting of inspection results, and updating terminology and training requirements.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · May 22, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✕House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill revises residential care and health facility licensing requirements by (1) requiring licensed residential care facilities to have quality assurance programs; (2) requiring the results of any investigation be posted in a conspicuous place in the facility; (3) requiring facilities to post the results of Life Safety inspections known as “notices to correct;” (4) removing a redundant reference to administrative fines; (5) changing the term “hospital” to the term “facility;” and (6) removing the word “continuing” from the initial education requirements and replacing the term “ongoing training” with continuing education in the annual training requirement. The bill is a request of the department of health and human services.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

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Sponsors

Sen. Howard PearlRPrimeChair· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Sen. Regina BirdsellRMajority Leader
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Rep. Jaci GroteDDemocratic Advisor

Also: Rep. Mark PearsonR

Public testimony

12 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

58% support42% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“absolutely essential for the maintenance of health and safety standards”
— Cynthia Vascak, Camptonsupports
“Vaccines are necessary to keep our children safe! Do not turn us into Texas! For those of us with medically complex children worrying about diseases that could easily be vaccinated against is just another stress we are already fighting for so much.”
— Karla Gallaway, Exeteropposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-159:00 amSenate Health and Human ServicesSH 100Public hearing
  • 2025-04-099:30 amHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly AffairsLOB 301-303Public hearing
  • 2025-04-309:30 amHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly AffairsLOB 205-207Public hearingrescheduled

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025SenIntroduced 01/08/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 2
  2. Jan 15, 2025SenHearing: 01/15/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 5
  3. Jan 30, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0012s, 01/30/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 7
  4. Jan 30, 2025SenSen. Birdsell Moved to Remove SB 37 from the Consent Calendar; 01/30/2025; SJ 4
  5. Jan 30, 2025SenSB 37 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 01/30/2025; SJ 4
  6. Jan 30, 2025SenSpecial Order to Next Session, Without Objection; 01/30/2025; SJ 4
  7. Feb 13, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0012s, 02/13/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 9
  8. Feb 13, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-0012s, AA, VV; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
  9. Feb 13, 2025SenSen. Pearl Floor Amendment # 2025-0307s, AA, VV; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
  10. Feb 13, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendments #2025-0012s and #2025-0307s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
  11. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 109
  12. Apr 9, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/09/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303
  13. Apr 30, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
  14. Apr 30, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 04/30/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)
  15. May 7, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  16. May 22, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 195-164 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 21

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Documents (PDF)

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