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CS/HB 697: Public Health Emergencies

GENERAL BILL by Health Quality Subcommittee ; Gonzalez

Public Health Emergencies; Provides enforcement authority relating to public health emergency orders issued by DOH; authorizes DOH to declare, enforce, modify, and abolish isolation of persons, animals, and premises for controlling communicable diseases; requires DOH to establish rules relating to isolation order; prohibits person from falsely claiming to health care provider, or falsely reporting to law enforcement officer, that such person has contracted a communicable disease; provides criminal penalties; specifies that act fulfills important state interest.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 6/11/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-120
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/11/2015 House • Filed
    2/18/2015 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 58
    3/2/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/04/15, 9:00 am, 306 HOB
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 57
    3/4/2015 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 182
    3/5/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 180
    3/8/2015 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 190
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 190
    3/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/12/15, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
    3/12/2015 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 230
    3/13/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 230
    4/17/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/15
    4/21/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 602
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/22/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 651
    • CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 651
    4/22/2015 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 509
    • Received -SJ 509
    • Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 493
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 493
    • Substituted for CS/SB 950 -SJ 493
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 493
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/23/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 583
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 583
    4/23/2015 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 761
    5/26/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/10/2015 • Approved by Governor
    6/11/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-120

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  • CS/HB 697, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/24/2015 at 9:21 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 950 (c1) Public Health Emergencies Hukill Similar Last Action: 4/22/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 697 (Ch. 2015-120) -SJ 493
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.0012 Enforcement authority. Page 2 (pdf)
    381.00315 Public health advisories; public health emergencies; quarantines. Page 2 (pdf)
    817.50 Fraudulently obtaining goods, services, etc., from a health care provider. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 697, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/5/2015 at 1:02 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 950 (c1) Public Health Emergencies Hukill Similar Last Action: 4/22/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 697 (Ch. 2015-120) -SJ 493
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/22/2015 10:36 AM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/23/2015 2:43 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.0012 Enforcement authority. Page 2 (pdf)
    381.00315 Public health advisories; public health emergencies; quarantines. Page 2 (pdf)
    817.50 Fraudulently obtaining goods, services, etc., from a health care provider. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • HB 697, Original Filed Version Posted 2/11/2015 at 8:35 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Quality Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/12/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 950 Public Health Emergencies Hukill Similar Last Action: 4/22/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 697 (Ch. 2015-120) -SJ 493
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    130607 - Amendment
    Remove line 2 and insert:     		Gonzalez 3/3/2015
    5:43 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/4/2015     		PDF
    515477 - Amendment
    Between lines 185 and 186, insert:     		Harrell 3/3/2015
    6:16 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/4/2015     		PDF
    143331 - Amendment
    Remove line 186 and insert:     		Gonzalez 3/2/2015
    4:59 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/4/2015     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.0012 Enforcement authority. Page 1 (pdf)
    381.00315 Public health advisories; public health emergencies; quarantines. Page 2 (pdf)

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