CS/CS/SB 988 (2022) -  In-person Visitation

General Bill by Appropriations and Health Policy and Garcia (CO-SPONSORS) Berman; Rodriguez; Perry
In-person Visitation: Citing this act as the “No Patient Left Alone Act”; requiring certain providers to establish visitation policies and procedures within a specified timeframe; authorizing the resident, client, or patient to designate an essential caregiver; requiring in-person visitation in certain circumstances; authorizing providers to suspend in-person visitation of specific visitors under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 04/06/2022
Last Event: 04/08/22 Chapter No. 2022-34 on Friday, April 8, 2022 10:58 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 01/13/22 11:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 02/02/22 2:00 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/28/22 10:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 18   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 987 Subject: In-person Visitation Relationship: Identical
Bill #: SB 1724 Subject: Designation of Essential Caregivers for In-person Visitations Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 3/2/2022 3:01:24 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/25/2022 11:34:28 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 2/2/2022 4:10:15 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 2/1/2022 2:26:32 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 1/14/2022 5:04:44 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 1/12/2022 11:05:53 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/04/2022 10:24 AM   Yeas: 37 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 4] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/09/2022 08:49 PM   Yeas: 115 Nays: 2 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 850] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2022-34 Time: 04/08/2022 - 10:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 04/06/2022 - 7:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 04/05/2022 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 814 Time: 03/10/2022 - 8:06 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/10/2022 - 7:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 2 Time: 03/09/2022 - 8:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/09/2022 - 8:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/08/2022 - 11:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/08/2022 - 11:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/08/2022 - 11:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2022 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/8/2022) Time: 03/07/2022 - 4:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/07/2022 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/04/2022 - 11:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 595 Time: 03/04/2022 - 10:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 595 Time: 03/04/2022 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (826924) -SJ 594 Time: 03/04/2022 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 594 Time: 03/04/2022 - 10:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 525 Time: 03/02/2022 - 11:58 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/22 -SJ 689 Time: 03/02/2022 - 9:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/02/2022 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/02/2022 - 4:29 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 521 Time: 02/28/2022 - 9:08 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/23/2022 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 02/02/2022 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 338 Time: 02/02/2022 - 2:38 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/02/22, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/28/2022 - 2:33 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 174 Time: 01/18/2022 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Time: 01/18/2022 - 10:22 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/18/2022 - 8:42 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 115 Time: 01/13/2022 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 66 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/13/22, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/10/2022 - 4:03 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 66 Time: 12/13/2021 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/18/2021 - 11:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
408.823 CS/CS/HB 987, SB 1724