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CS/SB 138: Perinatal Mental Health

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Book ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hutson ; Perry ; Young

Perinatal Mental Health; Citing this act as the "Florida Families First Act"; requiring the Department of Health to create public service announcements to educate the public on perinatal mental health care; revising components that are included in the postpartum evaluation and followup care required to be provided by birth centers to include a mental health screening and the provision of certain information on postpartum depression, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,156,520

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/8/2018 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 937 (Ch. 2018-98) -SJ 910
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/11/2017 Senate • Filed
8/28/2017 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 17
1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 17
1/11/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/16/18, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/16/2018 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 161
1/17/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 161
1/19/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 01/24/18, 11:30 am, 401 Senate Office Building
1/24/2018 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 228
1/29/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 228
2/22/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/18, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/27/2018 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 436
3/1/2018 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 436
• CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 436
3/6/2018 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/18 -SJ 967
3/8/2018 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 910
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 937 -SJ 910
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 937 (Ch. 2018-98) -SJ 910