News on sober houses . . . not much but it's something

Unless and until the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is changed/updated sober houses will be, for the most part, beyond the control of local municipalities. All the misinformation, disinformation, and hysteria will not change that fact. However, the State of Florida is doing something (albeit within the parameters of the ADA) to provide some control as reported by Christine Stapleton at the Post On Politics blog:

     A House bill designed to ensure sober homes are safe for addicts and neighbors passed its final committee stop on Wednesday and is headed to the House floor.
     HB 21, filed by Rep. Bill Hager, R-Boca Raton, would establish a process that would enable recovery residences, such as halfway houses, the opportunity to become certified by state-approved certification organizations.
     Although the certification is voluntary, the bill includes an incentive to earn certification by prohibiting substance abuse treatment centers from referring clients to recovery residences that are not certified . That prohibition would go into effect July 2016.