Department of Health
Summary
Department of Health; Revising the purpose of the department’s targeted outreach program for certain pregnant women; requiring the department to encourage high-risk pregnant women of unknown status to be tested for sexually transmissible diseases; removing the Children’s Medical Services office from parties required to coordinate in the development of local emergency management plans for special needs shelters; deleting a requirement that certain nursing program graduates complete a specified preparatory course; defining the terms “doctoral degree from an American Psychological Association accredited program” and “doctoral degree in psychology”, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 20, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2022 · House Mar 9, 2022
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Mar 3, 2022
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
15
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Apr 20, 2022
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2022-71, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 566 (Ch. 2022-29)
legislature
Apr 20, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (816737)
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment 816737 adopted
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Amendment 959881 not allowed for consideration
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (335418, 840068) -SJ 569, 570
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/16/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Nov 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Rodriguez
RRepublican
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