Senate Bill 988 (2022) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 988: In-person Visitation

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Health Policy ; Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Berman ; Rodriguez ; Perry

In-person Visitation; Citing this act as the “No Patient Left Alone Act”; requiring certain providers to establish visitation policies and procedures within a specified timeframe; authorizing the resident, client, or patient to designate an essential caregiver; requiring in-person visitation in certain circumstances; authorizing providers to suspend in-person visitation of specific visitors under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 4/6/2022
Last Action: 4/8/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-34
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Health Policy (HP)
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
Appropriations (AP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
11/18/2021	Senate	• Filed
12/13/2021	Senate	• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 66
1/10/2022	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/13/22, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/11/2022	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 66
1/13/2022	Senate	• CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 115
1/18/2022	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 174
1/28/2022	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/02/22, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/2/2022	Senate	• Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 338 • Now in Appropriations
2/23/2022	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2/28/2022	Senate	• CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 521
3/2/2022	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/22 -SJ 689 • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 525
3/4/2022	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 594 • Amendment(s) adopted (826924) -SJ 594 • Read 3rd time -SJ 595 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 595
3/4/2022	House	• In Messages
3/7/2022	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/8/2022) • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
3/8/2022	House	• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/9/2022	House	• Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 2
3/10/2022	Senate	• Ordered enrolled -SJ 814
4/5/2022		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2022		• Approved by Governor
4/8/2022		• Chapter No. 2022-34

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CS/CS/SB 988, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/10/2022 at 8:26 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 987 (c2)	In-person Visitation	Finance and Facilities Subcommittee	Identical	Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 988 (Ch. 2022-34)
S 1724	Designation of Essential Caregivers for In-person Visitations	Harrell	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 988 (Ch. 2022-34)

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
408.823		Page 2 (pdf)

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CS/CS/SB 988, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/4/2022 at 10:41 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 987 (c2)	In-person Visitation	Finance and Facilities Subcommittee	Identical	Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 988 (Ch. 2022-34)
S 1724	Designation of Essential Caregivers for In-person Visitations	Harrell	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 988 (Ch. 2022-34)

Floor Votes (1)

Date	Chamber	Result
3/9/2022 8:49 PM	House	115 Yeas - 2 Nays

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
408.823		Page 2 (pdf)

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CS/CS/SB 988, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/2/2022 at 4:29 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 987 (c2)	In-person Visitation	Finance and Facilities Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 988 (Ch. 2022-34)
S 1724	Designation of Essential Caregivers for In-person Visitations	Harrell	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 988 (Ch. 2022-34)

Floor Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
826924 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Garcia	3/3/2022 8:17 AM	Senate: Adopted 3/4/2022	Web Page PDF

Floor Votes (1)

Date	Chamber	Result
3/4/2022 10:24 AM	Senate	37 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
408.823		Page 2 (pdf)

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CS/SB 988, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/18/2022 at 8:42 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf) Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2022 (pdf) Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/25/2022 (pdf) Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/2/2022 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 987 (c2)	In-person Visitation	Finance and Facilities Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 988 (Ch. 2022-34)
S 1724	Designation of Essential Caregivers for In-person Visitations	Harrell	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 988 (Ch. 2022-34)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
799882 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Appropriations (Garcia)	2/24/2022 4:57 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/2/2022	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (2)

Date	Committee	Result
2/2/2022 2:00 PM	Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services	11 Yeas - 0 Nays
2/28/2022 10:30 AM	Appropriations	18 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
408.823		Page 3 (pdf)

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SB 988, Original Filed Version Posted 11/18/2021 at 11:39 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2022 (pdf) Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2022 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 987	In-person Visitation by Essential Caregivers	Finance and Facilities Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 988 (Ch. 2022-34)
S 1724	Designation of Essential Caregivers for In-person Visitations	Harrell	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 988 (Ch. 2022-34)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
870518 - Amendment Delete lines 68 - 74 and insert:	Health Policy (Garcia)	1/12/2022 8:40 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/13/2022	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
1/13/2022 11:00 AM	Health Policy	7 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
408.823		Page 3 (pdf)

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