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CS/SB 746: Certificate of Birth & Death

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Wise ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Haridopolos ; Dockery ; Alexander ; Bennett ; Fasano ; Atwater ; Baker ; Posey ; Lynn

Certificate of Birth & Death; creates "Katherine's Law"; authorizes State Registrar of Vital Statistics Office of DOH to receive electronically the certificate of death or fetal death which is required to be filed with local registrar; requires DOH to issue certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth upon request of specified parent; authorizes rulemaking by DOH for certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, etc. Amends 382.002,.008,.013,.0255; creates 382.0085.

Effective Date: 07/01/2006
 Last Action: 6/9/2006 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-118
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/15/2005 Senate • Filed
12/14/2005 Senate • Referred to Health Care; Judiciary; Health and Human Services Appropriations
2/7/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 02/15/06, 2:00 pm, 412-K
2/15/2006 Senate • Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Health Care; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2/16/2006 Senate • Now in Judiciary
3/3/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/08/06, 2:00 pm, 401-S
3/7/2006 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health Care; Judiciary; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00088; On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 02/15/06, 2:00 pm, 412-K; Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Health Care; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00192; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00193; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/08/06, 2:00 pm, 401-S
3/8/2006 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00236; CS read first time on 03/15/06 -SJ 00248
3/10/2006 Senate • Now in Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00236
3/29/2006 Senate • Withdrawn from Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00324; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/5/2006 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00373; Read second time -SJ 00370; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00370; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00371
4/6/2006 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00388; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00388; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00388
4/19/2006 House • In Messages; Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 00514
4/20/2006 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB 439 -HJ 00533; Read second time -HJ 00533; Read third time -HJ 00534; CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 00534
4/21/2006 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00540
5/31/2006 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/9/2006 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-118