CS/HB 697: Public Health Emergencies
GENERAL BILL by Health Quality Subcommittee ; Gonzalez
Public Health Emergencies; Provides enforcement authority relating to public health emergency orders issued by DOH; authorizes DOH to declare, enforce, modify, and abolish isolation of persons, animals, and premises for controlling communicable diseases; requires DOH to establish rules relating to isolation order; prohibits person from falsely claiming to health care provider, or falsely reporting to law enforcement officer, that such person has contracted a communicable disease; provides criminal penalties; specifies that act fulfills important state interest.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/11/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/18/2015 | House |
• Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 58 |
| 3/2/2015 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/04/15, 9:00 am, 306 HOB |
| 3/3/2015 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 57 |
| 3/4/2015 | House |
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 182 |
| 3/5/2015 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 180 |
| 3/8/2015 | House |
• Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 190 • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 190 |
| 3/10/2015 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/12/15, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall |
| 3/12/2015 | House |
• Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 230 |
| 3/13/2015 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 230 |
| 4/17/2015 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/15 |
| 4/21/2015 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 602 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/22/2015 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 651 • CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 651 |
| 4/22/2015 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 509 • Received -SJ 509 • Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 493 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 493 • Substituted for CS/SB 950 -SJ 493 • Read 2nd time -SJ 493 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/23/2015 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 583 • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 583 |
| 4/23/2015 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 761 |
| 5/26/2015 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/10/2015 |
• Approved by Governor |
|
| 6/11/2015 |
• Chapter No. 2015-120 |
