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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



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• Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 493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