Florida House Bill 899 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2-1)
Status: Failed on May 5 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-05 - Died in Rules
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Authorizes hospitals, emergency medical services stations, & fire stations to use newborn infant safety devices to accept surrendered newborn infants if device meets specified criteria; requires hospitals, emergency medical services stations, or fire stations to physically check & test devices at specified intervals; authorizes parent to leave newborn infant with medical staff or licensed healthcare professional at hospital after delivery of newborn infant; authorizes parent to surrender newborn infant by calling 911 & requesting EMS provider to meet at specified location to retrieve newborn infant.

Surrendered Newborn Infants

House Health & Human Services Committee	Rep. Jennifer Canady [R]	Rep. Mike Beltran [R]	Rep. Jessica Baker [R]
Rep. Robin Bartleman [D]	Rep. Kimberly Berfield [R]	Rep. Linda Chaney [R]	Rep. Tommy Gregory [R]
Rep. Christine Hunschofsky [D]	Rep. Toby Overdorf [R]	Rep. Rick Roth [R]

2023-03-31 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#69 (Y: 111 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-17 - House - House Health & Human Services Committee (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-09 - House - House Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-05	Senate	Died in Rules
2023-04-03	Senate	Received
2023-03-31	Senate	Referred to Rules
2023-03-31	Senate	In Messages
2023-03-31	House	CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
2023-03-31	House	Read 3rd time
2023-03-30	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2023-03-30	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2023-03-30	House	Read 2nd time
2023-03-23	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/30/2023)
2023-03-21	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2023-03-21	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2023-03-20	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2023-03-18	House	CS Filed
2023-03-18	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-03-17	House	Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
2023-03-17	House	Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
2023-03-15	House	Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2023-03-09	House	Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2023-03-09	House	Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
2023-03-09	House	Favorable by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-03-07	House	Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
2023-02-28	House	Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
2023-02-28	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2023-02-28	House	Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
2023-02-16	House	Filed

S870 (Similar To) 2023-05-05 - Died in Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
383	50		Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	0423		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/899
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/899/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/899/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/899/Amendment/768615/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/899/Amendment/823221/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/899/Analyses/h0899.HRS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/899/Analyses/h0899a.HRS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/899/Analyses/h0899b.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/899/Analyses/h0899c.HHS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=66944&IsPCB=0&BillId=77647
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=67387&IsPCB=0&BillId=77647
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/899/Vote/HouseVote_h00899c1069.PDF