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CS/CS/SB 242: Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Program

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Health Policy ; Braynon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Flores

Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Program; Citing this act as the “Miami-Dade Infectious Disease Elimination Act (IDEA)”; authorizing the University of Miami and its affiliates to establish a sterile needle and syringe exchange pilot program in Miami-Dade County; providing that the possession, distribution, or exchange of needles and syringes under the pilot program is not a violation of the Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act or any other law; requiring the pilot program to collect certain data for reporting purposes; prohibiting the collection of personal identifying information from program participants, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/23/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-68
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/8/2015 Senate • Filed
9/17/2015 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 21
10/26/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/02/15, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
11/2/2015 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 127
11/3/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 127
11/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 11/18/15, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
11/18/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 128
11/20/2015 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 128
11/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 12/03/15, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
12/3/2015 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -SJ 128
12/4/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
12/7/2015 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 128
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 21
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 111
• CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 111
2/18/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
2/23/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 471
• Amendment(s) adopted (401628) -SJ 472
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 472
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/24/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 489
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 2 -SJ 489
• Immediately certified -SJ 494
2/24/2016 House • In Messages
2/25/2016 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 595
• Received -HJ 595
2/26/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
3/1/2016 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 81 -HJ 610
• Read 2nd time -HJ 610
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/2/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 645
• CS passed; YEAS 95 NAYS 20 -HJ 645
3/2/2016 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 593
3/8/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 839
3/23/2016 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2016-68