SB 1516 Florida Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Organ Donation

Summary
Organ Donation; Providing that it is a felony for certain persons who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus to donate blood, plasma, organs, skin, or other human tissue for use in another person, with an exception; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt by rule specified minimum standards for certain organ transplants; prohibiting a health insurance policy from limiting or excluding coverage solely on the basis that an insured is a living organ donor; prohibiting an organ procurement organization from charging a deceased donor or his or her family member any fee for services relating to the procurement or donation of organs, etc.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020 Last action Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (176106, 225426)
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/20, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/11/20, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/28/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Gayle Harrell
Gayle Harrell
RRepublican
FL
31