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CS/SB 292: Newborn Screenings

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Polsky ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book

Newborn Screenings; Requiring hospitals and other state-licensed birthing facilities to test for congenital cytomegalovirus in newborns within a specified timeframe under certain circumstances; revising the timeframe in which health care providers attending home births must make certain referrals; requiring a newborn’s primary health care provider to refer the newborn for testing for congenital cytomegalovirus under certain circumstances; requiring that certain test results be reported to the Department of Health within a specified timeframe, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2023
Last Action: 4/8/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-25
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/22/2021 Senate • Filed
10/13/2021 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 17
10/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/03/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
11/3/2021 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 94
11/4/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 17
1/14/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 01/19/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
1/19/2022 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 219
1/21/2022 Senate • Now in Appropriations
2/4/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/09/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/9/2022 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 370
2/14/2022 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/16/2022 Senate • CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 375
2/28/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/22 -SJ 521
3/2/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 491
• Read 3rd time -SJ 491
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 491
3/2/2022 House • In Messages
3/7/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/8/2022)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/8/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/9/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
3/10/2022 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 814
4/5/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2022 • Approved by Governor
4/8/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-25