HB 987 Florida House · 2022 Regular Session

In-person Visitation

Summary

In-person Visitation; Requires providers to establish visitation policies & procedures within specified timeframe; provides requirements for policies & procedures; authorizes resident, client, or patient to designate essential caregiver; authorizes providers to suspend in-person visits under certain circumstances; requires providers to provide policies & procedures to AHCA; requires providers to make policies & procedures accessible from homepage of their websites.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 31, 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

28

Key actions

13

Committee

18

Mar 8, 2022

Lower · Passed

Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 988 (Ch. 2022-34)

lower

Mar 3, 2022

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Feb 28, 2022

Introduced

CS Filed

lower

Feb 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 25, 2022

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Feb 1, 2022

Lower · Passed

Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 1, 2022

Lower · Passed

Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Feb 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Jan 31, 2022

Introduced

CS Filed

lower

Jan 29, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee

lower

Jan 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee

lower

Jan 25, 2022

Lower · Passed

Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 7, 2022

Lower · Passed

Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee

lower

Jan 7, 2022

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 7, 2022

Committee

Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Jan 7, 2022

Committee

Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 25 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Clay Yarborough

Cyndi Stevenson

Dr. James Bush III