CS/CS/CS/HB 1629: Affordable Health Care
GENERAL BILL by Farkas ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Green ; Hasner ; Holloway ; Homan ; Quinones
Affordable Health Care; requires certain licensed facilities to provide public Internet access to certain financial information; requires licensed facilities to make certain patient charge & performance outcome data available on Internet websites; creates Florida Health Insurance Plan for certain purposes; creates Discount Medical Plan Organizations; provides for insurance rebates for healthy lifestyles, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $2,455,240.
        
        Effective Date: 7/1/2004 07/01/2004 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 6/14/2004 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-297; See also CS/SB 702 (Ch. 2004-70)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
    
    
    Last Action: 6/14/2004 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-297; See also CS/SB 702 (Ch. 2004-70)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 3/1/2004 | House | 
                                    • Prefiled | 
                        
| 3/2/2004 | House | 
                                    • Introduced -HJ 00123 | 
                        
| 3/9/2004 | House | 
                                    • Referred to Health Care; Insurance; Finance & Tax; Health Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00229 | 
                        
| 3/16/2004 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 03/18/04, 6:00 pm, Morris Hall | 
                        
| 3/18/2004 | House | 
                                    • Favorable with CS amendment by Health Care; YEAS  22  NAYS  0 -HJ 00344 | 
                        
| 3/29/2004 | House | 
                                    • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b) | 
                        
| 3/30/2004 | House | 
                                    • Now in Insurance -HJ 00344; On Committee agenda-- Insurance, 03/31/04, 5:45 pm, 212-K | 
                        
| 3/31/2004 | House | 
                                    • Favorable with CS amendment by Insurance; YEAS  15  NAYS  0 -HJ 00479 | 
                        
| 4/8/2004 | House | 
                                    • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b) | 
                        
| 4/12/2004 | House | 
                                    • Original reference(s) removed: Finance & Tax; Health Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00474; CS referred to Appropriations -HJ 00474 | 
                        
| 4/15/2004 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/16/04, 9:45 am, 212-K | 
                        
| 4/16/2004 | House | 
                                    • Favorable with CS amendment by- Appropriations; YEAS  38 NAYS  0 -HJ 00606 | 
                        
| 4/20/2004 | House | 
                                    • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00606 | 
                        
| 4/21/2004 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00620; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00623; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00623 | 
                        
| 4/23/2004 | House | 
                                    • Read third time -HJ 00697; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00699; Passed as amended; YEAS  116  NAYS  0 -HJ 00699 | 
                        
| 4/26/2004 | Senate | 
                                    • In Messages; Received, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 01028; Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00978; Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 2910 -SJ 00980; Read second time -SJ 00980; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00980, -SJ 00982 | 
                        
| 4/27/2004 | Senate | 
                                    • Read third time -SJ 01059; Passed; YEAS  40  NAYS  0 -SJ 01063 | 
                        
| 4/27/2004 | House | 
                                    • Ordered enrolled -HJ 00842 | 
                        
| 6/7/2004 | 
                                    • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor | 
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| 6/14/2004 | 
                                    • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-297; See also CS/SB 702 (Ch. 2004-70) |