Bill Summary

SB 1138 Ethical Marketing Practices for Substance Abuse Services (2016 Session)
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Sponsors
by Clemens (J)  CS Sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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Summary
Ethical Marketing Practices for Substance Abuse Services; Prohibiting substance abuse treatment providers and operators of recovery residences from engaging in certain marketing practices; providing that the violation of the prohibition against certain unethical marketing practices by a provider or operator is a violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act; expanding the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act to include protections for people with diagnosable substance abuse disorders and other disabling conditions and civil penalties for those who commit violations against such people, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2016
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committees of reference
   S Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
   S Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
» S Appropriations
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Actions
12/15/15
SENATE
Filed
01/05/16
SENATE
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
01/15/16
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On Committee agenda - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/20/16, 4:00 pm, 301 S
01/20/16
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/21/16
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/21/16
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
02/19/16
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/24/16, 1:30 pm, 401 S
02/24/16
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/25/16
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Now in Appropriations
03/11/16
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Died in Appropriations
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bill text & filed amendments
1138
Filed on 12/15/15
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Amendment 448396 DE
Ring
Filed on 01/19/16
Adopted
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1138C1
Filed on 01/21/16
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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