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    SB 2518: Health

    GENERAL BILL by Appropriations

    Health; Requiring the Social Services Estimating Conference to develop certain official information relating to the pilot program for individuals with developmental disabilities; authorizing the Department of Children and Families, as authorized by and consistent with appropriated funding, to contract with a specified organization to provide grief support services to help certain children and youth; revising the monthly room and board rates the department is required to pay to certain foster parents and caregivers; renaming the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Pilot Program as the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Program, etc.

    Effective Date: 7/1/2026

    Last Action: 2/20/2026 House - In Messages

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    Current Bill Version Posted: 2/18/2026 07:28 PM


    • Related Bills (4)

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      H 5001 by Budget Committee
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      Last Action: 2/23/2026 H Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
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      H 5301 by Health Care Budget Subcommittee
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      Last Action: 3/3/2026 S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
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      S 2500 by Appropriations
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      Last Action: 2/20/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001 -SJ 378
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      S 7018 by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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      Last Action: 2/26/2026 H In Messages
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    • Floor Votes (1)

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      Date Chamber Result
      2/20/2026 11:01 AM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays
    • Citations - Statute (13)

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      39.5085 Relative Caregiver Program. Page 29 (pdf)
      39.6225 Guardianship Assistance Program. Page 31 (pdf)
      216.136 Consensus estimating conferences; duties and principals. Page 4 (pdf)
      393.065 Application and eligibility determination. Page 32 (pdf)
      394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 4 (pdf)
      409.145 Care of children; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 5 (pdf)
      409.1451 The Road-to-Independence Program. Page 33 (pdf)
      409.1455 Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Pilot Program for foster youth and former foster youth. Page 7 (pdf)
      409.1475 Page 19 (pdf)
      409.908 Reimbursement of Medicaid providers. Page 21 (pdf)
      409.9855 Pilot program for individuals with developmental disabilities. Page 28 (pdf)
      409.990 Funding for lead agencies. Page 28 (pdf)
      414.56 Office of Continuing Care. Page 29 (pdf)
    • Citations - Chapter Law (1)

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      2025-199 Section 26
    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      2/13/2026 S • Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
      • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
      2/18/2026 S • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
      • Filed
      • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
      • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26
      2/19/2026 S • Introduced
      2/20/2026 S • Read 2nd time -SJ 417
      • Read 3rd time -SJ 417
      • Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 417
      • The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 417
      • Immediately certified -SJ 419
      2/20/2026 H • In Messages
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