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CS/CS/CS/SB 722: Newborn Health Screening

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Health Policy ; Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Soto ; Bean ; Richter

Newborn Health Screening; Authorizing the State Public Health Laboratory to release the results of a newborn’s hearing and metabolic tests or screenings to the newborn’s health care practitioner; requiring an audiologist to provide an opportunity for the parent or legal guardian of an infant or toddler who is diagnosed with a hearing impairment to provide contact information so that he or she may receive information directly from specified service providers; requiring the Department of Health to post a list of certain service providers on the department website; requiring the audiologist or his or her designee to transmit a consent form to the providers listed on the department website, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 4/23/2014 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2014-121) -SJ 533
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Judiciary (JU)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/23/2014 Senate • Filed
    2/4/2014 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary -SJ 59
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 59
    3/6/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/11/14, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/11/2014 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 242
    3/12/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/17/2014 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 242
    • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 249
    3/20/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/25/14, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    3/25/2014 Senate • CS/CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 336
    3/26/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 347
    3/31/2014 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 336
    4/3/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/8/2014 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 460
    4/9/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/10/2014 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 462
    4/11/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 460
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/14
    4/23/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 533
    • Substituted CS/HB 591 -SJ 533
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2014-121) -SJ 533

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 722, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/9/2014 at 11:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 591 (er) Newborn Health Screening Harrell Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-121
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.14 Screening for metabolic disorders, other hereditary and congenital disorders, and environmental risk factors. Page 1 (pdf)
    383.145 Newborn and infant hearing screening. Page 3 (pdf)
    383.146 Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 722, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/26/2014 at 11:24 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2014 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 591 (c1) Newborn Health Screening Harrell Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-121
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    162312 - Amendment
    Delete lines 79 - 80 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Bradley)     		4/7/2014
    5:31 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/9/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2014 9:00 AM Judiciary 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.14 Screening for metabolic disorders, other hereditary and congenital disorders, and environmental risk factors. Page 1 (pdf)
    383.145 Newborn and infant hearing screening. Page 3 (pdf)
    383.146 Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 722, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/12/2014 at 2:32 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2014 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 591 (c1) Newborn Health Screening Harrell Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-121
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    330142 - Amendment
    Delete lines 65 - 120 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Diaz de la Portilla)     		3/24/2014
    7:12 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2014 9:00 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.14 Screening for metabolic disorders, other hereditary and congenital disorders, and environmental risk factors. Page 1 (pdf)
    383.145 Newborn and infant hearing screening. Page 3 (pdf)
    383.146 Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 722, Original Filed Version Posted 1/23/2014 at 1:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2014 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 591 Newborn Health Screening Harrell Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-121
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    206024 - Amendment
    Between lines 83 and 84 insert:     		Health Policy
    (Bean)     		3/11/2014
    12:44 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/11/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/11/2014 4:00 PM Health Policy 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.14 Screening for metabolic disorders, other hereditary and congenital disorders, and environmental risk factors. Page 1 (pdf)
    383.145 Newborn and infant hearing screening. Page 2 (pdf)

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