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CS/SB 1262: Public Health Emergency

GENERAL BILL by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care ; Brown-Waite

Public Health Emergency; revises rulemaking authority of Health Dept. re its power to impose quarantine, including requiring vaccination; specifies terms under which public health emergency is declared; provides for consultation for, notice, & duration of declaration of public health emergency; provides immunity from civil damages under Good Samaritan Act for actions taken in response to situations during declared emergency, etc. Amends 381.0011,.00315, 768.13.

Effective Date: 05/23/2002
 Last Action: 5/23/2002 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-269
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/14/2002 Senate • Prefiled
    1/24/2002 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00143
    2/14/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Select Committee on Public Security and Crisis Management, 02/19/02, 11:15 am, 412-K --Recommended, with 2 proposed amendments, for full committee consideration; Yeas 8 Nays 0 -SJ 00292
    2/21/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 02/26/02, 2:00 pm, 110-S --Not considered
    2/28/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 03/05/02, 1:00 pm, 110-S
    3/5/2002 Senate • CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00434; CS read first time on 03/06/02 -SJ 00439
    3/6/2002 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00435
    3/14/2002 Senate • Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00589; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
    3/19/2002 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01025; Read second time -SJ 00895; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00895; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00897
    3/20/2002 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01049; CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 01049
    3/20/2002 House • In Messages
    3/22/2002 House • Received -HJ 03153; Read second and third times -HJ 03153; CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 03154
    3/22/2002 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 02115
    5/14/2002 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/23/2002 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-269

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  • CS/SB 1262, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/27/2002 at 12:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1264 (e1) Public Health Emergency Brown-Waite Identical Last Action: 3/22/2002 H Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1262 (Ch. 2002-269)
    Location:
    H 1579 Public Health Green Similar Last Action: 3/22/2002 H Died in Council on Council for Healthy Communities, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1262 (Ch. 2002-269)
    Location:
    H 507 (e2) Emergencies & Disasters/Response Farkas Compare Last Action: 3/22/2002 H In returning messages; Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1405 (Ch. 2002-254), CS/SB 268 (Ch. 2002-195), CS/SB 1262 (Ch. 2002-269), CS/SB 2048 (Ch. 2002-35), HB 59-E (Ch. 2002-400)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.0011 Duties and powers of the Department of Health.
    768.13 Good Samaritan Act; immunity from civil liability.

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  • CS/SB 1262, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/20/2002 at 2:06 AM

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    Analyses:   None

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/20/2002 10:37 AM Senate 34 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/22/2002 9:53 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.0011 Duties and powers of the Department of Health.
    768.13 Good Samaritan Act; immunity from civil liability.

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  • CS/SB 1262, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/7/2002 at 2:33 AM

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    Analyses:   Health, Aging and Long-Term Care (Post-Meeting) 3/6/2002 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    565000 - Amendment
    		Brown-Waite 3/18/2002
    10:31 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/19/2002     		Web Page
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    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.13 Good Samaritan Act; immunity from civil liability.

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  • SB 1262, Original Filed Version Posted 1/15/2002 at 12:15 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

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