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CS/CS/HB 81: Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Program

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Health Quality Subcommittee ; Edwards ; DuBose ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Campbell ; Cortes, J. ; Diaz, J. ; Geller ; Jacobs ; Jones, S. ; Pafford ; Peters ; Pigman ; Plasencia ; Rader ; Raschein ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Richardson ; Roberson ; Rooney ; Stafford ; Torres ; Watson, B.

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 & syringe exchange pilot program in Miami-Dade County; specifies locations for operation of program; provides that distribution of needles & syringes under pilot program does not violate Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention & Control Act; prohibits collection of identifying information from program participants.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/1/2016 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 242 (Ch. 2016-68) -HJ 610
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/19/2015 House • Filed
9/10/2015 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Government Operations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 13
10/13/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 10/20/15, 9:00 am, 306 HOB
10/20/2015 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 1 -HJ 158
10/21/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
10/28/2015 House • Original reference(s) removed: Government Operations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Judiciary Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 155
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 155
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 13
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 138
2/2/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/04/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall --Not considered
2/8/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/10/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/10/2016 House • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -HJ 452
2/11/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 448
2/12/2016 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 458
2/15/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/17/16, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2/17/2016 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 507
2/18/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 507
2/26/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
3/1/2016 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 242 -HJ 610
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 242 (Ch. 2016-68) -HJ 610