Florida House Bill 1037 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Provides sole authority to Board of Optometry over certain powers & duties; deletes provisions related to statutory formulary of oral ocular pharmaceutical agents; authorizes & provides requirements for certified optometrists in ophthalmic surgery to perform laser & non-laser procedures; provides requirements for course & examination; provides exceptions to prohibition against ophthalmic surgery procedures in practice of optometry; deletes express prohibition against surgery for certified optometrists.

Optometry

House Health Quality Subcommittee

Sen. Manny Diaz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-05	House	Died in Health and Human Services Committee
2017-05-05	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2017-04-18	House	On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/20/17, 9:00 am, Morris Hall --Temporarily Postponed
2017-03-20	House	CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time
2017-03-20	House	Now in Health and Human Services Committee
2017-03-20	House	CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee
2017-03-20	House	Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
2017-03-17	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2017-03-15	House	CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 7
2017-03-13	House	On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/15/17, 9:00 am, Mashburn Hall
2017-03-07	House	Introduced
2017-03-06	House	Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
2017-02-24	House	Filed

S1168 (Same As) 2017-05-05 - Died in Health Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
463	002		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	005		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	0055		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	0056		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	007		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	009		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	013		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	0135		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	014		Amended Code	See Bill Text
641	31		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1037
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1037/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1037/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1037/Amendment/857955/PDF