SB 1770 Florida Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Genetic Counseling

Summary

Genetic Counseling; Creating the “Genetic Counseling Workforce Act”; providing licensure, licensure renewal, and continuing education requirements; requiring the Department of Health to adopt by rule continuing education requirements; prohibiting the licensing of a genetic counselor from being contingent on his or her participation in counseling that conflicts with his or her deeply held moral or religious beliefs; revising the definition of the term “health care practitioner” to include licensed genetic counselors, etc. APPROPRIATION: $45,964

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Signed into Law

Jun 2021

Introduced Mar 10, 2021 Signed Jun 21, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2021 · House Apr 28, 2021

How they voted

32–4

Passed

Total votes 36

Apr 26, 2021

D Democratic15

15 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican21

17 Yea 4 Nay

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 21, 2021

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Apr 28, 2021

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 1

lower

Apr 26, 2021

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Apr 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 4

upper

Apr 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

Amendment(s) adopted (303892, 967780)

upper

Mar 25, 2021

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 19, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/24/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 10, 2021

Introduced

upper

Mar 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors