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HB 1157 Florida House · 2021 Regular Session

Freestanding Emergency Departments

Summary
Freestanding Emergency Departments; Prohibits hospital-based off-campus emergency department from holding itself out to public as urgent care center; requires such departments to post signs containing specified statements; provides requirements for advertisement of such departments; requires AHCA & health insurers to post & annually update certain information on their websites.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Apr 7, 2021 Signed Jun 16, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2021 · House Apr 15, 2021

How they voted

35–1
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 26, 2021
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1 Nay
93% Yea
R Republican21
21 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
16
Committee
17
Amendments
1
Jun 16, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 1
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 335929 adopted
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 335929 filed
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
lower
Feb 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.