CS/HB 223: Electronic Monitoring Devices in Long-term Care Facilities
GENERAL BILL by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee ; Plasencia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) López, J. ; Rosenwald
Electronic Monitoring Devices in Long-term Care Facilities; Defines "electronic monitoring device" & "representative"; authorizes resident, or his or her representative, of nursing home facility or assisted living facility, respectively, to install & use electronic monitoring device in resident's room if specified conditions are met; provides for consent of resident living in shared room with resident who intends to install device; authorizes other resident or his or her representative to impose conditions on consent; provides for withdrawal of consent & modification of conditions; requires AHCA to adopt forms by rule; prohibits facilities from denying admission or otherwise discriminating against resident for installing electronic monitoring device; provides administrative penalty; provides criminal penalty for unlawfully obstructing, tampering with, or destroying electronic monitoring device or recording made by such device; specifies who may view or listen to images & sounds broadcast or recorded by electronic monitoring device.
Last Action: 3/4/2025 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/24/2025 House • Filed
2/6/2025 House • Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
2/13/2025 House • Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
2/20/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
2/25/2025 House • Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/27/2025 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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CS/HB 223, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2025 at 12:02 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 64 Electronic Monitoring Devices in Long-term Care Facilities Garcia Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 400.025 Page 2 (pdf) 429.265 Page 6 (pdf) -
HB 223, Original Filed Version Posted 1/24/2025 at 11:37 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 64 Electronic Monitoring Devices in Long-term Care Facilities Garcia Identical Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 909631 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Plasencia 2/19/2025
4:41 PMAdopted without Objection
2/20/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 400.025 Page 2 (pdf) 429.265 Page 6 (pdf)