House Bill 959 (2000) - The Florida Senate

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HB 959: Indigent Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Crady

Indigent Health Care; provides for excluding active-duty military personnel & certain institutionalized county residents from state population estimates when calculating county's financial responsibility for hospitals' treatment of specific counties' indigent residents; expands authorized use of indigent care discretionary sales surtax to include trauma centers; renames surtax, etc. Amends 154.306, 212.055.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 509 (Ch. 2000-312), CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318)
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2000	House	• Prefiled
2/10/2000	House	• Referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Community Affairs (PRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
3/7/2000	House	• Introduced, referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Community Affairs (PRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00065
3/21/2000	House	• On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services (HFC), 03/23/00, 10:00 am, Reed Hall
3/23/2000	House	• Comm. Action: Favorable by Health Care Services (HFC); YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 00365
3/24/2000	House	• Now in Community Affairs (PRC) -HJ 00365
4/3/2000	House	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs (PRC), 04/05/00, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
4/5/2000	House	• Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Community Affairs (PRC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00536
4/10/2000	House	• Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00536
4/14/2000	House	• On Committee agenda-- Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC), 04/18/00, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall
4/18/2000	House	• Comm. Action:-Favorable by Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00594
4/20/2000	House	• Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00594
4/26/2000	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00816; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00816
5/1/2000	House	• Read third time -HJ 01302; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01303; Passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 01305
5/1/2000	Senate	• In Messages
5/4/2000	Senate	• Received, referred to Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy -SJ 01148
5/5/2000	Senate	• Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 509 (Ch. 2000-312), CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318)

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HB 959, Engrossed 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (5)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 509 (e2)		Ogles	Compare	Last Action: 6/16/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-312; See also HB 2433 (Ch. 2000-355) Location:
H 591 (e3)		Governmental Rules & Regulations	Compare	Last Action: 6/19/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-318; See also HB 2329 (Ch. 2000-163), CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256), CS/SB 1300 (Ch. 2000-268), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367), CS/SB 2086 (Ch. 2000-296) Location:
S 802 (c3)	County Public Hospital Surtax	Saunders	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 509 (Ch. 2000-312), CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318) Location:
S 1394 (c2)	Indigent Care Surtax	Mitchell	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 509 (Ch. 2000-312), CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318) Location:
S 2284 (c1)	Indigent Hospital Patients	Mitchell	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy Location:

Floor Votes (1)

Date	Chamber	Result
5/1/2000 4:24 PM	House	118 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
154.306	Financial responsibility for certified residents who are qualified indigent patients treated at an out-of-county participating hospital or regional referral hospital.
212.055	Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds.

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HB 959, Engrossed 1 Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
404087 - Technical Amendment	Rules & Calendar	5/1/2000 3:27 AM		Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments (3)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Format
913687 - Amendment	Lawson	5/3/2000 3:47 AM	Web Page PDF
105993 - Amendment to Amendment (913687)	Lawson	5/1/2000 3:27 AM	Web Page PDF
654335 - Amendment to Amendment (913687)	Murman	5/3/2000 3:41 AM	Web Page PDF

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
154.306	Financial responsibility for certified residents who are qualified indigent patients treated at an out-of-county participating hospital or regional referral hospital.

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HB 959, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

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Analyses:	Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2000 (pdf) Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2000 (pdf) Health Care Services (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2000 (pdf) Health Care Services (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2000 (pdf) Health & Human Services Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2000 (pdf) Health & Human Services Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2000 (pdf)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
511023 - Amendment	Community Affairs	4/11/2000 2:44 AM		Web Page PDF

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
154.306	Financial responsibility for certified residents who are qualified indigent patients treated at an out-of-county participating hospital or regional referral hospital.

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