2024 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H7085: Sickle Cell Disease

Legislative Summary

Creates Sickle Cell Disease Research & Treatment Grant Program within DOH; specifies types of projects eligible for grant funding; revises sickle cell disease & sickle cell trait screening requirements; requires screening providers to notify newborn's parent or guardian, rather than newborn's primary care physician, of certain information; authorizes certain persons other than newborns who have been identified having sickle cell disease or carrying sickle cell trait to choose to be included in registry.

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Bill History

2/22/2024
Filed
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/27/2024)
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
In Messages
Senate
2/28/2024
Referred to Appropriations
Senate
2/28/2024
Received
Senate
3/6/2024
Withdrawn from Appropriations
Senate
3/6/2024
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
3/6/2024
Substituted for SB 7070
Senate
3/6/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/6/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/6/2024
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
Senate
3/6/2024
In Messages
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Ordered enrolled
House of Representatives
5/21/2024
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/31/2024
Approved by Governor
6/3/2024
Chapter No. 2024-225; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1582 (Ch. 2024-246)

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#2
3/6/2024
39
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS#692
2/28/2024
116
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(6/3/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/6/2024116.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/22/2024115.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter6/3/2024367.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/27/2024367.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/22/2024280.5 KB