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HB 475: Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Program

GENERAL BILL by Edwards ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Moskowitz ; Pafford ; Pigman ; Rader ; Richardson ; Rodriguez, J. ; Rooney

Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Program; Designates act as "Miami-Dade Infectious Disease Elimination Act (IDEA)"; authorizes University of Miami & its affiliates to establish sterile needle and syringe exchange pilot program in Miami-Dade County; provides that distribution of needles & syringes under pilot program does not violate Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention & Control Act; requires report by OPPAGA.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/20/2015 House • Filed
1/28/2015 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Government Operations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 41
3/2/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/04/15, 9:00 am, 306 HOB
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 40
3/4/2015 House • Favorable by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 2 -HJ 172
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee -HJ 172
4/28/2015 House • Died in Government Operations Subcommittee