2022 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1184: Free Speech of Health Care Practitioners

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting certain regulatory boards and the Department of Health from reprimanding, sanctioning, or revoking or threatening to revoke a license, certificate, or registration of a health care practitioner for specified use of his or her right of free speech without specified proof; providing for liability; requiring the board or department, as applicable, to provide to a health care practitioner certain complaints within a specified timeframe, etc.

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Bill History

12/7/2021
Filed
Senate
1/5/2022
Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Appropriations
Senate
1/11/2022
Introduced
Senate
1/21/2022
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
1/26/2022
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
Senate
1/26/2022
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
1/27/2022
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Senate
1/28/2022
Now in Judiciary
Senate
2/2/2022
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/07/22, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
2/7/2022
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
Senate
2/8/2022
Now in Appropriations
Senate
3/12/2022
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Senate
3/14/2022
Died in Appropriations
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #646934

1/24/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Judiciary
2/7/2022
7
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health Policy
1/26/2022
6
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/14/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/26/20224.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/7/20214.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/7/2022436.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/4/2022436.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/26/2022265.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/25/2022271.2 KB