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CS/HB 1487: Declarations of a Public Health Emergency

GENERAL BILL by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee ; Rudman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Anderson ; Bankson ; Sirois

Declarations of a Public Health Emergency; Revises provisions related to expiration & renewal of declarations of public health emergency; authorizes individual to refuse examination, testing, or treatment under State Health Officer's order during public health emergency by submitting written refusal to State Health Officer; provides that such individuals may not be required to undergo such examination, testing, or treatment; removes State Health Officer's authority to use any means necessary to treat individual under certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in State Affairs Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/6/2023 House • Filed
    3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/9/2023 House • Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    3/30/2023 House • PCS added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
    4/3/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    4/4/2023 House • Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    4/5/2023 House • Original reference removed: Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
    5/5/2023 House • Died in State Affairs Committee

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  • CS/HB 1487, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/4/2023 at 10:58 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1618 Declarations of a Public Health Emergency Yarborough Similar Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Health Policy

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.00315 Public health advisories; public health emergencies; isolation and quarantines. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 1487, Original Filed Version Posted 3/6/2023 at 10:00 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1618 Declarations of a Public Health Emergency Yarborough Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Health Policy

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.003 Communicable disease and AIDS prevention and control. Page 8 (pdf)
    381.00315 Public health advisories; public health emergencies; isolation and quarantines. Page 2 (pdf)

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