2022 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H0747: Protections of Medical Conscience

Legislative Summary

Provides that health care providers & health care payers have right to not participate in or pay for any health care services that violate their consciences; prohibits person from taking or threatening to take adverse action against such providers & payers for specified actions; provides for civil remedies & damages; provides immunity from civil, criminal, & administrative liability for such providers & payers under certain circumstances.

Bill History

11/30/2021
Filed
House of Representatives
12/13/2021
Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
12/13/2021
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
12/13/2021
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
12/13/2021
Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/11/2022
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
1/21/2022
Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
1/25/2022
Favorable by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/26/2022
Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/26/2022
Now in Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2022
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
House of Representatives
3/14/2022
Died in Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

House Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
1/25/2022
12
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/14/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

John Snyder
John Snyder
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text11/30/2021137.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/26/2022768.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/24/2022770.2 KB