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CS/CS/SB 1312: Public Health

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care ; Saunders ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist

Public Health; expands type of personnel & facilities that may accept abandoned newborns; amends provision re Florida Patient's Bill of Rights & Responsibilities to replace references to term "physical handicap" with term "handicap"; revises provisions re pharmacy wholesaler permits; specifies that screenings for specified medical disorders must be performed by state Public Health Laboratory, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2001 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/3/2001 Senate - House Bill substituted -SJ 00985; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 475 (Ch. 2001-53); See also HB 1471 (Ch. 2001-257), CS/SB 688 (Ch. 2001-67), CS/SB 1558 (Ch. 2001-277)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2001 Senate • Filed
3/14/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00141
3/23/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 03/28/01, 9:00 am, 110-S --Not considered
4/4/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 04/05/01, 10:00 am, 110-S
4/5/2001 Senate • CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00329; CS read first time on 04/11/01 -SJ 00337
4/6/2001 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00329
4/12/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/17/01, 10:00 am, 412-K
4/17/2001 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00424; CS read first time on 04/19/01 -SJ 00427
4/19/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00424
4/30/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00639; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
5/2/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00787; Read second time -SJ 00863; Pending amendment withdrawn -SJ 00864, -SJ 00897; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00897; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00897
5/3/2001 Senate • House Bill substituted -SJ 00985; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 475 (Ch. 2001-53); See also HB 1471 (Ch. 2001-257), CS/SB 688 (Ch. 2001-67), CS/SB 1558 (Ch. 2001-277)