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HB 497: Health Care Delivery & Research

GENERAL BILL by Farkas

Health Care Delivery & Research; creates Florida Center for Universal Research to Eradicate Disease within Health Dept.; requires annual report to Governor & Legislature; expands long-term goals of James & Esther King Biomedical Research Program to include cure of specified diseases; creates Florida Cancer Research Cooperative; provides cooperative's mission & duties; creates Florida Public Health Foundation, Inc., etc. Amends 215.5601,.5602.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Died in Committee on Health Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2002 (Ch. 2004-2)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/16/2004 House • Prefiled
1/27/2004 House • Referred to Health Standards (HC); Health Care; Health Appropriations (AP); Appropriations
2/6/2004 House • On Subcommittee agenda-- Health Standards (HC), 02/17/04, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
2/17/2004 House • Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health Standards (HC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0
3/1/2004 House • Now in Health Care
3/2/2004 House • Introduced, referred to Health Standards (HC); Health Care; Health Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00046; On Subcommittee agenda-- Health Standards (HC), 02/17/04, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall; Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health Standards (HC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0; Now in Health Care
4/30/2004 House • Died in Committee on Health Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2002 (Ch. 2004-2)