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CS/CS/SB 1408: Sickle Cell Program

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Health Policy ; Davis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson

Sickle Cell Program; Citing this act as the "Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait Prevention, Care, and Treatment Act"; requiring the Department of Health to establish a grant program for the prevention, care, and treatment of sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait or sickle cell trait carriers and for certain educational programs; requiring the department to develop application criteria and standards of eligibility for grants under the program; requiring the department to ensure that grant funds are used for specified purposes, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2023 Senate • Filed
3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/4/2023 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
4/5/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
4/6/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/12/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/11/2023 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
4/12/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
4/14/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
4/17/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/20/23, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
4/20/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
4/21/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/24/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/23
4/26/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 534
• Read 3rd time -SJ 534
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 534
4/26/2023 House • In Messages
5/5/2023 House • Died in Messages