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CS/CS/CS/SB 1582: Department of Health

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Health Policy ; Rodriguez

Department of Health; Exempting environmental health technicians from certain certification requirements under certain circumstances; creating the Andrew John Anderson Pediatric Rare Disease Grant Program within the department for a specified purpose; providing that any health care practitioner present at a birth or responsible for primary care during the neonatal period has the primary responsibility of administering certain screenings; revising hearing loss screening requirements to include infants and toddlers; requiring the department to grant certain applicants 90 days to cure deficiencies with their medical marijuana treatment center license applications pursuant to a specified errors and omissions process, etc.

Effective Date: except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 6/19/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-246, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7085 (Ch. 2024-225), CS/SB 7072 (Ch. 2024-247)
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)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2024 Senate • Filed
1/10/2024 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
• Introduced
2/1/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/06/24, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2/6/2024 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2/7/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/8/2024 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time
2/15/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/20/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/20/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2/22/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/27/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/27/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
• CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
2/29/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/24
• CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
3/1/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 576
• Amendment(s) adopted (105952) -SJ 576
• Read 3rd time -SJ 577
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 577
3/1/2024 House • In Messages
3/4/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2024)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
3/5/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 413719 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/6/2024 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
3/6/2024 Senate • In returning messages
3/7/2024 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (413719) -SJ 912
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 912
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
6/17/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/18/2024 • Approved by Governor
6/19/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-246, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7085 (Ch. 2024-225), CS/SB 7072 (Ch. 2024-247)