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CS/HB 195: Emergency Medical Dispatch Act

GENERAL BILL by Bilirakis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Cantens ; Domino ; Greenstein ; Homan ; Kendrick ; Littlefield ; Sansom ; Wishner ; Zapata

Emergency Medical Dispatch Act; creates said act; provides definitions; provides presumption of nonnegligence for certain persons who use emergency dispatch protocols; provides exceptions; provides for grants to local agencies to support emergency medical dispatch. Creates 768.1335; amends 401.111.

Effective Date: 09/11/2003
Last Action: 6/23/2003 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-180
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/3/2003 House • Prefiled
2/13/2003 House • Referred to Claims (JU); Judiciary; State Administration; Health Care; Judicial Appropriations (AP); Appropriations
3/4/2003 House • Introduced, referred to Claims (JU); Judiciary; State Administration; Health Care; Judicial Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00036; On Subcommittee agenda-- Claims (JU), 03/05/03, 9:00 am, Morris Hall --Not considered
3/14/2003 House • On Subcommittee agenda-- Claims (JU), 03/18/03, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/18/2003 House • Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Claims (JU); YEAS 10 NAYS 0; Now in Judiciary
3/24/2003 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/26/03, 10:00 am, Morris Hall
3/26/2003 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Judiciary; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 00259; Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
4/1/2003 House • Now in State Administration -HJ 00259
4/4/2003 House • On Committee agenda-- State Administration, 04/08/03, 4:30 pm, Morris Hall
4/8/2003 House • Favorable by State Administration; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00369
4/9/2003 House • Now in Health Care -HJ 00369
4/11/2003 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 04/15/03, 12:30 pm, Morris Hall
4/15/2003 House • Favorable by Health Care; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 00399
4/16/2003 House • Now in Judicial Appropriations (AP) -HJ 00399
4/22/2003 House • Withdrawn from- Appropriations -HJ 00428
4/23/2003 House • Withdrawn from Judicial Appropriations (AP) -HJ 00468; Placed on Calendar
4/25/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00615; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00615
4/28/2003 House • Read third time -HJ 00697; Passed as amended; YEAS 106 NAYS 0 -HJ 00697
4/28/2003 Senate • In Messages
4/29/2003 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00784
5/2/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 01118; Substituted for CS/SB 338 -SJ 01118; Read second time -SJ 01118; Read third time -SJ 01118; Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01118
5/2/2003 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01113
6/11/2003 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/23/2003 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-180