2022 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
H0987: In-person Visitation
Legislative Summary
Requires providers to establish visitation policies & procedures within specified timeframe; provides requirements for policies & procedures; authorizes resident, client, or patient to designate essential caregiver; authorizes providers to suspend in-person visits under certain circumstances; requires providers to provide policies & procedures to AHCA; requires providers to make policies & procedures accessible from homepage of their websites.
Bill History
12/20/2021
Filed
House of Representatives
1/7/2022
Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/7/2022
Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/7/2022
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
1/7/2022
Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/11/2022
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
1/25/2022
Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
1/27/2022
Favorable with CS by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/29/2022
Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/31/2022
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
1/31/2022
CS Filed
House of Representatives
1/31/2022
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
2/1/2022
Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/1/2022
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
2/1/2022
Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/1/2022
Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
2/25/2022
PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
CS Filed
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 988
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #455237
1/26/2022Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Health & Human Services Committee
2/28/2022
15
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2/3/2022
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2/3/2022
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
1/27/2022
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(12/20/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 18
Democrat: 10
Primary Sponsor

Jason Shoaf
Republican
Co-Sponsors (27)
Clay Yarborough
Republican
Robin Bartleman
Democrat
David Borrero
Republican
James Bush
Democrat
Mike Caruso
Republican
Linda Chaney
Republican
Anna Eskamani
Democrat
Thomas Fabricio
Republican
Jason Fischer
Republican
Mike Giallombardo
Republican
Sam Killebrew
Republican
Chip LaMarca
Republican
Andrew Learned
Democrat
Patt Maney
Republican
Travaris McCurdy
Democrat
Lauren Melo
Republican
Jim Mooney
Republican
Daisy Morales
Democrat
Alejandro Rizo
Republican
Spencer Roach
Republican
Felicia Simone Robinson
Democrat
Michelle Salzman
Republican
Kelly Skidmore
Democrat
Emily Slosberg-King
Democrat
David Smith
Republican
Cyndi Stevenson
Republican
Allison Tant
Democrat