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CS/HB 645: Unlicensed Assisted Living Facility

GENERAL BILL by Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care ; Prieguez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rojas ; Garcia ; Bradley ; Betancourt ; Valdes ; Johnson ; Morroni ; Alexander ; Dockery ; Putnam ; Kosmas ; Cosgrove ; Sobel ; Ryan ; Fiorentino ; Hart ; Ritchie ; Green ; Littlefield ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Cantens ; Bitner ; Reddick ; Bilirakis ; Farkas ; Kyle ; Barreiro ; Argenziano ; Murman ; Peaden ; Lacasa ; Crist ; Jacobs

Unlicensed Assisted Living Facility; revises penalties re unlicensed ownership, operation, or maintenance of such facility; revises timeframes for application of penalties for operation of unlicensed facility; provides for uniform firesafety standards for adult family-care homes; directs AHCA & Elderly Affairs Dept. to establish work group on problem of unlicensed assisted living facilities; requires reports. Amends 400.408,.419,.621, 633.022.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 5/14/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-179
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/9/1999 House • Prefiled
2/12/1999 House • Referred to Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); Crime & Punishment (CRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); Crime & Punishment (CRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00059
3/19/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC), 03/23/99, 10:00 am, 214C
3/23/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC) -HJ 00447
3/26/1999 House • CS read first time on 03/26/99 -HJ 00447; Pending review of CS under Rule 113
3/29/1999 House • Now in Crime & Punishment (CRC) -HJ 00447
3/31/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 04/05/99, 3:30 pm, 214C
4/5/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Crime & Punishment (CRC) -HJ 00550
4/7/1999 House • Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00550
4/15/1999 House • Withdrawn from Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00587; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar
4/21/1999 House • Placed on General Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00689; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00689; Read third time -HJ 00689; CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 1 -HJ 00689
4/21/1999 Senate • In Messages
4/23/1999 Senate • Received, referred to Children and Families; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00795; Immediately withdrawn from Children and Families; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00785; Substituted for CS/SB 2354 -SJ 00785; Read second and third times -SJ 00785; CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00785; Immediately certified -SJ 00785
4/23/1999 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01089
4/29/1999 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 01893
5/14/1999 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-179