Bills / S.B. 98
S.B. 98 Substance Use Rehabilitation Amendments
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill would let the Department of Health and Human Services, working with the Department of Workforce Services, create a voluntary certification program for employers who want to be recognized as recovery ready workplaces. It would also direct funding from e-cigarette and vape funds toward the program, and it gives the department rulemaking authority to set the certification requirements.
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Official description
- authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to establish, in consultation with the Department of Workforce Services, a certification program for employers to be certified as a recovery ready workplace (program)
- if the department establishes the program, requires the department to establish an application process and criteria
- provides that funds may be appropriated by the Legislature from the Electronic Cigarette Substance and Nicotine Product Proceeds Restricted Account for the program
- grants the department rulemaking authority
- defines terms
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 3 yes, 0 no, 3 absentSenate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to change the bill · Jan 28, 2026Who voted how
- 4 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to approve it · Jan 28, 2026Who voted how
- 18 yes, 2 no, 9 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 13, 2026Who voted how
- 24 yes, 0 no, 5 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 17, 2026Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 4 absentHouse Health and Human Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 69 yes, 1 no, 5 absentFinal House vote · Feb 26, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Jan 28, 2026 Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (29 turns) →
- Feb 13, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (5 turns) →
- Feb 17, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (6 turns) →
- Feb 24, 2026 House Health and Human Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (33 turns) →
- Feb 26, 2026 House floor debate▶ Watch