Newborn Screenings
Summary
Newborn Screenings; Requires hospitals & other state-licensed birthing facilities to test for congenital cytomegalovirus in newborns; revises timeframe for health care providers attending home births to make referrals; provides that primary health care providers are responsible for coordinating referrals under certain circumstances; requires providers to test newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus; revises timeframe for hospitals to complete newborn hearing screenings; requires test results be reported to DOH.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2022
Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
13
Committee
17
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 292 (Ch. 2022-25)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vance Arthur Aloupis, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Christopher Benjamin
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Mike Gottlieb
DDemocratic
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