Senate Bill 716 (2021) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 716: Consent for Pelvic Examinations

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Health Policy ; Book

Consent for Pelvic Examinations; Revising the definition of the term “pelvic examination”; revising the circumstances under which a pelvic examination may be performed without consent; providing that certain health care practitioners and students need only obtain written consent for the initial pelvic examination for certain patients under certain circumstances; requiring such written consent form to inform the patient that multiple pelvic examinations may be conducted during the course of care and treatment, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 6/23/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-126
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/21/2021	Senate	• Filed
1/28/2021	Senate	• Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 88
3/2/2021	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 88
3/12/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/17/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/17/2021	Senate	• CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 282
3/19/2021	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Judiciary
3/23/2021	Senate	• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 283
3/24/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/29/2021	Senate	• CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 343
3/30/2021	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/31/2021	Senate	• Now in Rules
4/1/2021	Senate	• CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 348
4/13/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/15/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/16/2021	Senate	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 472 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559
4/21/2021	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 531 • Read 3rd time -SJ 531 • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 531
4/21/2021	House	• In Messages
4/23/2021	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/26/2021) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/26/2021	House	• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/27/2021	House	• Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
4/27/2021	Senate	• Ordered enrolled -SJ 746
4/27/2021	House	• Message sent to senate
6/16/2021		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/21/2021		• Approved by Governor
6/23/2021		• Chapter No. 2021-126

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CS/CS/SB 716, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/27/2021 at 4:25 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 361 (c2)	Consent for Pelvic Examinations	Health and Human Services Committee	Compare	Last Action: 4/26/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 716 (Ch. 2021-126)

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
456.51	Consent for pelvic examinations.	Page 1 (pdf)

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CS/CS/SB 716, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/30/2021 at 5:00 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2021 (pdf) Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2021 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 361 (c2)	Consent for Pelvic Examinations	Health and Human Services Committee	Compare	Last Action: 4/26/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 716 (Ch. 2021-126)

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
4/16/2021 9:00 AM	Rules	View Vote Record

Floor Votes (2)

Date	Chamber	Result
4/21/2021 11:08 AM	Senate	40 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/27/2021 11:25 AM	House	116 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
456.51	Consent for pelvic examinations.	Page 1 (pdf)

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CS/SB 716, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/19/2021 at 8:28 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/26/2021 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2021 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 361	Consent for Pelvic Examinations	Health and Human Services Committee	Similar	Last Action: 4/26/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 716 (Ch. 2021-126)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
190574 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Judiciary (Book)	3/26/2021 4:05 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/30/2021	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
3/29/2021 3:30 PM	Judiciary	11 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
456.51	Consent for pelvic examinations.	Page 1 (pdf)

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SB 716, Original Filed Version Posted 1/21/2021 at 2:23 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/16/2021 (pdf) Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2021 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 361	Consent for Pelvic Examinations	Health and Human Services Committee	Identical	Last Action: 4/26/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 716 (Ch. 2021-126)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
762882 - Amendment Delete lines 36 - 37 and insert:	Health Policy (Book)	3/15/2021 3:45 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/17/2021	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
3/17/2021 9:00 AM	Health Policy	9 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
456.51	Consent for pelvic examinations.	Page 1 (pdf)

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