HB 937 CS (2004) -  Florida Childhood Lead Poisoning Reduction Act

General Bill by Joyner (CO-SPONSORS) Roberson, Y.
Florida Childhood Lead Poisoning Reduction Act: Creates the Florida Childhood Lead Poisoning Reduction Act; provides a popular name; provides legislative findings; provides legislative purposes of the act; provides definitions; provides for a Director of Lead Poisoning Prevention, appointed by the Secretary of Health; provides duties and responsibilities of the director; provides for the establishment of a statewide program for the prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of lead poisoning; provides for a Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission; provides for membership and duties of the commission; provides criteria for lead-free and lead-safe property status; provides notice requirements when an owner of an affected property intends to make repairs to or perform specified maintenance work on an affected property; provides requirements and procedures with respect to access to and vacation of affected properties; provides for voluntary inspection of affected properties; requires the Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission to develop a proposal for the implementation of mandatory inspections of all affected properties or to develop alternative measures of enforcement and penalties to ensure compliance with lead-free or lead-safe standards by a specified date; provides for involuntary inspections under specified circumstances; provides for inspection reports; provides for certification of persons performing lead-hazard-reduction activities by the Department of Health; provides for certification of persons performing inspections; provides for duration of certification; provides certification fees for persons performing lead-hazard abatement and persons performing inspections; provides for deposit of fees; provides for enforcement of the act; provides for reporting of enforcement actions; provides for receivership of properties not meeting certain standards; provides for injunctive relief; provides for notice of intent to seek injunctive relief; provides for recovery of costs and attorney's fees; prohibits retaliatory evictions; defines the term "retaliatory action"; provides for relief for retaliatory eviction and retaliatory action; provides for the establishment of a statewide comprehensive educational program; provides for a public information initiative; provides for distribution of specified literature; provides for a Lead Poisoning Prevention for Properties seminar; requires the establishment of a program for early identification of persons at risk of elevated levels of lead in the blood; provides for screening of children; provides for screening priorities; provides for the maintenance of records of screenings; provides for reporting of cases of lead poisoning; authorizes the Department of Health to adopt rules.
Effective Date: July 1, 2004
Last Event: Died in Committee on Judiciary on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:40 PM

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 2202 Subject: Lead Poisoning Reduction Act Relationship: Similar

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Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care 4/12/2004 8:51:29 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care 3/24/2004 3:54:12 PM

Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Committee on Judiciary Time: 04/30/2004 - 11:40 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version:
Event: H Now in Judiciary Time: 04/22/2004 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version:
Event: H Remaining referral: Appropriations Time: 04/22/2004 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Remaining referral: Subcommittee on Health Appropriations Time: 04/22/2004 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Appropriations Version:
Event: H Remaining referral: Finance & Tax Time: 04/22/2004 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Version:
Event: H Remaining referral: State Administration Time: 04/22/2004 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Remaining referral: Judiciary Time: 04/22/2004 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Health Care ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/12/2004 - 8:52 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee Time: 04/12/2004 - 8:52 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/12/2004 - 8:52 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill added to Health Care agenda Time: 03/29/2004 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill added to Health Care agenda Time: 03/23/2004 - 1:27 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2004 - 1:23 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Now in Health Care Time: 02/19/2004 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 02/19/2004 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 02/19/2004 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 02/19/2004 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 02/19/2004 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 02/19/2004 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 02/19/2004 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 02/11/2004 - 10:46 AM Member: Joyner Committee: Version: