CS/HB 697 (2015) -  Public Health Emergencies

General Bill by Health Quality Subcommittee and Gonzalez
Public Health Emergencies: Provides enforcement authority relating to public health emergency orders issued by DOH; authorizes DOH to declare, enforce, modify, and abolish isolation of persons, animals, and premises for controlling communicable diseases; requires DOH to establish rules relating to isolation order; prohibits person from falsely claiming to health care provider, or falsely reporting to law enforcement officer, that such person has contracted a communicable disease; provides criminal penalties; specifies that act fulfills important state interest.
Effective Date: July 1, 2015
Last Event: Chapter No. 2015-120 on Thursday, June 11, 2015 5:19 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 950 Subject: Public Health Emergencies Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/12/2015 1:09:47 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/15/2015 11:06:55 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 3/13/2015 1:28:05 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 3/11/2015 10:09:06 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee 3/5/2015 1:00:03 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee 3/2/2015 4:15:53 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/22/2015 10:36 AM   Yeas: 114 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 192] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/23/2015 02:43 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 37] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2015-120 Time: 06/11/2015 - 5:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/10/2015 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/26/2015 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 583 Time: 04/23/2015 - 2:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 583 Time: 04/23/2015 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/22/2015 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 493 Time: 04/22/2015 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted for CS/SB 950 -SJ 493 Time: 04/22/2015 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 493 Time: 04/22/2015 - 2:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 493 Time: 04/22/2015 - 2:27 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S Received -SJ 509 Time: 04/22/2015 - 2:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 509 Time: 04/22/2015 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/22/2015 - 11:33 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/22/2015 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 Time: 04/22/2015 - 10:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/22/2015 - 10:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/21/2015 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/21/2015 - 12:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/21/2015 - 12:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/21/2015) Time: 04/17/2015 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/13/2015 - 1:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 03/13/2015 - 1:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/13/2015 - 1:27 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/12/2015 - 5:12 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda Time: 03/10/2015 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/08/2015 - 7:37 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/08/2015 - 7:37 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/05/2015 - 7:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/05/2015 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 03/05/2015 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Health Quality Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2015 - 12:57 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Health Quality Subcommittee Time: 03/04/2015 - 12:30 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2015 - 10:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Health Quality Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/02/2015 - 3:16 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Health Quality Subcommittee Time: 02/18/2015 - 6:31 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 02/18/2015 - 6:31 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 02/18/2015 - 6:31 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee Time: 02/18/2015 - 6:31 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/11/2015 - 8:35 AM Member: Gonzalez Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
381.0012 CS/SB 950
381.00315 CS/HB 547, CS/SB 950
817.50 CS/CS/CS/HB 157, CS/CS/CS/SB 390, HB 1085, CS/SB 1190