Bill Summary
HB 5 Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality (2022 Session)
Grall, Persons-Mulicka Co Sponsors: Andrade, Avila, Barnaby, Bell, Beltran, Borrero, Brannan III, Buchanan, Byrd, DiCeglie, Drake, Fabricio, Fetterhoff, Fine, Fischer, Giallombardo, Gregory, Harding, Ingoglia, Latvala, Maggard, Maney, Massullo, MD, McClain, Overdorf, Payne, Plakon, Roach, Robinson, W., Rommel, Roth, Salzman, Shoaf, Sirois, Snyder, Toledo, Truenow, Yarborough CS Sponsors: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality: Revises purpose & requirements for Comprehensive Statewide Tobacco Education & Use Prevention Program; requires DOH to contract with local healthy start coalitions for creation of fetal & infant mortality review committees; prohibits physician from performing abortion if gestational age of fetus is determined to be more than specified number of weeks; provides exception; requires directors of certain medical facilities & certain physicians to submit monthly report to AHCA electronically; requires hospitals participate in minimum number of quality improvement initiatives. Effective Date: July 1, 2022
01/11/22
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Filed
01/12/22
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Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
01/12/22
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Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
01/14/22
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On Committee agenda - Professions & Public Health Subcommittee, 01/19/22, 1:00 pm, 212 K
01/19/22
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Favorable by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 6 Nays
01/19/22
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Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
01/25/22
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On Committee agenda - Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/27/22, 4:00 pm, 17 H
01/27/22
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Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; 10 Yeas, 5 Nays
01/28/22
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/01/22
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
02/08/22
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On Committee agenda - Health & Human Services Committee, 02/10/22, 9:00 am, 17 H
02/10/22
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Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee; 14 Yeas, 7 Nays
02/10/22
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/10/22
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/15/22
02/15/22
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Read Second Time; Amendments Failed (253699, 33975, 309013, 358023, 447821, 704921, 524737, 203483, 420415, 933759, 552413, 393925, 338453, 926019); Placed on Third Reading, 02/16/22
02/16/22
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Read Third Time
02/17/22
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 78 Yeas / 39 Nays); Immediately Certified
02/17/22
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In Messages
02/17/22
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Received; Referred to Appropriations
02/17/22
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 02/21/22, 1:00 pm, 412 K
02/21/22
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Favorable by Appropriations; 13 Yeas, 6 Nays
02/22/22
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/28/22
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/22
03/02/22
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Read Second Time; Amendments Failed (733896, 870010, 477126, 408524, 574340, 978858, 476638, 766018, 809978, 885302); Placed on Third Reading, 03/03/22
03/03/22
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 23 Yeas / 15 Nays)
03/04/22
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Ordered enrolled
03/04/22
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
04/14/22
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 04/29/22)
04/14/22
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2022-069
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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