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CS/HB 5: Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality

GENERAL BILL by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee ; Grall ; Persons-Mulicka ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Andrade ; Avila ; Barnaby ; Bell ; Beltran ; Borrero ; Brannan ; Buchanan ; Byrd ; DiCeglie ; Drake ; Fabricio ; Fetterhoff ; Fine ; Fischer ; Giallombardo ; Gregory ; Harding ; Ingoglia ; Latvala ; Maggard ; Maney ; Massullo ; McClain ; Overdorf ; Payne ; Plakon ; Roach ; Robinson, W. ; Rommel ; Roth ; Salzman ; Shoaf ; Sirois ; Snyder ; Toledo ; Truenow ; Yarborough

Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality; Revises purpose & requirements for Comprehensive Statewide Tobacco Education & Use Prevention Program; requires DOH to contract with local healthy start coalitions for creation of fetal & infant mortality review committees; prohibits physician from performing abortion if gestational age of fetus is determined to be more than specified number of weeks; provides exception; requires directors of certain medical facilities & certain physicians to submit monthly report to AHCA electronically; requires hospitals participate in minimum number of quality improvement initiatives. APPROPRIATION: $1,602,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 4/15/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-69
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/11/2022 House • Filed
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2022 House • Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
1/14/2022 House • Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
1/19/2022 House • Favorable by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
1/25/2022 House • Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
1/27/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
1/28/2022 House • Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/1/2022 House • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2/8/2022 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2/10/2022 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2022)
2/15/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 253699 Failed
• Amendment 033975 Failed
• Amendment 309013 Failed
• Amendment 358023 Failed
• Amendment 447821 Failed
• Amendment 704921 Failed
• Amendment 524737 Failed
• Amendment 203483 Failed
• Amendment 420415 Failed
• Amendment 933759 Failed
• Amendment 552413 Failed
• Amendment 393925 Failed
• Amendment 338453 Failed
• Amendment 926019 Failed
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/16/2022 House • Read 3rd time
2/17/2022 House • CS passed; YEAS 78, NAYS 39
• Immediately certified
2/17/2022 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 427
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/21/22, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
• Received -SJ 427
2/21/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 13 NAYS 6 -SJ 433
2/22/2022 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/28/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/22 -SJ 521
3/2/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 506
• Amendment(s) failed (408524, 476638, 477126, 574340, 733896, 766018, 809978, 870010, 885302, 978858) -SJ 506, 508, 509, 510
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/3/2022 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 590
• CS passed; YEAS 23 NAYS 15 -SJ 590
3/4/2022 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
4/14/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• Approved by Governor
4/15/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-69