Florida House Bill 431 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on July 6 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-07-06 - Chapter No. 2021-204
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Revising legislative intent; defining and redefining terms; revising a limitation on the number of physician assistants a physician may supervise at one time; deleting a requirement that a physician assistant inform his or her patients that they have the right to see a physician before the physician assistant prescribes or dispenses a prescription; authorizing physician assistants to procure drugs and medical devices; revising requirements for a certain formulary; authorizing physician assistants to authenticate documents that may be authenticated by a physician, etc.

Physician Assistants

House Health and Human Services Committee	House Professions and Public Health Subcommittee	Rep. Bob Rommel [R]	Rep. Tom Leek [R]
Rep. Stan McClain [R]	Rep. Alejandro Rizo [R]	Rep. Anthony Sabatini [R]

2021-04-29 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#422 (Y: 111 N: 1 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#2 (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-14 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#114 (Y: 106 N: 5 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-06 - House - House Health & Human Services Committee (Y: 15 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-03-23 - House - House Professions & Public Health Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-06		Chapter No. 2021-204
2021-06-29		Approved by Governor
2021-06-18		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2021-04-29	House	Message sent to senate
2021-04-29	House	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2021-04-29	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 1
2021-04-29	House	Amendment 869082 Concur
2021-04-29	House	Added to Senate Message List
2021-04-27	House	In Messages
2021-04-27	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 2
2021-04-27	Senate	Read 3rd time
2021-04-26	Senate	Placed on 3rd reading
2021-04-26	Senate	Amendment(s) adopted (869082)
2021-04-26	Senate	Read 2nd time
2021-04-26	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 894
2021-04-26	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2021-04-26	Senate	Withdrawn from Appropriations
2021-04-20	Senate	Received
2021-04-19	Senate	Referred to Appropriations
2021-04-15	Senate	In Messages
2021-04-15	House	Message sent to senate
2021-04-14	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 5
2021-04-14	House	Read 3rd time
2021-04-13	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2021-04-13	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2021-04-13	House	Amendment 725777 adopted
2021-04-13	House	Read 2nd time
2021-04-09	House	Amendment 725777 filed
2021-04-08	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
2021-04-08	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2021-04-08	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2021-04-07	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2021-04-07	House	CS Filed
2021-04-07	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2021-04-07	House	Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
2021-04-06	House	Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
2021-04-02	House	Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2021-03-29	House	Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2021-03-29	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2021-03-29	House	Original reference removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-03-25	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2021-03-25	House	CS Filed
2021-03-25	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2021-03-25	House	Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
2021-03-23	House	Favorable with CS by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
2021-03-19	House	PCS added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-02-08	House	Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
2021-02-08	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2021-02-08	House	Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-02-08	House	Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
2021-01-26	House	Filed

S894 (Similar To) 2021-04-26 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2021-204)
H1299 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
382	008		Amended Code	See Bill Text
394	463		Amended Code	See Bill Text
401	45		Amended Code	See Bill Text
458	347		Amended Code	See Bill Text
459	022		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/BillText/e2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/Amendment/937431/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/Amendment/591081/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/Amendment/725777/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/Analyses/h0431.PPH.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/Analyses/h0431a.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/Analyses/h0431b.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/Analyses/h0431z.PPH.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/Analyses/h0431z1.PPH.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/Vote/HouseVote_h00431e1114.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/Vote/SenateVote_h00431e1002.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/431/Vote/HouseVote_h00431e1422.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=59157&IsPCB=1&BillId=70627
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=60052&IsPCB=0&BillId=70627