Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

CS/HB 1073: Newborn Screenings

GENERAL BILL by Professions and Public Health Subcommittee ; Aloupis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benjamin ; Gottlieb ; Mooney

Newborn Screenings; Requires hospitals & other state-licensed birthing facilities to test for congenital cytomegalovirus in newborns; revises timeframe for health care providers attending home births to make referrals; provides that primary health care providers are responsible for coordinating referrals under certain circumstances; requires providers to test newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus; revises timeframe for hospitals to complete newborn hearing screenings; requires test results be reported to DOH.

Effective Date: 1/1/2023
Last Action: 3/8/2022 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 292 (Ch. 2022-25)
Bill Text: PDF

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/29/2021 House • Filed
    1/10/2022 House • Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/31/2022 House • Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
    2/2/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    2/3/2022 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    2/7/2022 House • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    2/10/2022 House • Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    2/14/2022 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
    2/21/2022 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    2/23/2022 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
    • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    3/8/2022 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 292 (Ch. 2022-25)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • CS/HB 1073, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2022 at 9:15 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/14/2022 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/23/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 292 (er) Newborn Screenings Polsky Identical Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-25

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.145 Newborn and infant hearing screening. Page 2 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • HB 1073, Original Filed Version Posted 12/29/2021 at 3:31 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Professions and Public Health Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/7/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 292 Newborn Screenings Polsky Compare Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-25

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    714447 - Amendment
    Remove lines 96-128 and insert:
    Aloupis 2/1/2022
    6:13 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/2/2022
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.145 Newborn and infant hearing screening. Page 2 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page