HB 7085 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Sickle Cell Disease

Summary
Sickle Cell Disease; Creates Sickle Cell Disease Research & Treatment Grant Program within DOH; specifies types of projects eligible for grant funding; revises sickle cell disease & sickle cell trait screening requirements; requires screening providers to notify newborn's parent or guardian, rather than newborn's primary care physician, of certain information; authorizes certain persons other than newborns who have been identified having sickle cell disease or carrying sickle cell trait to choose to be included in registry.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 22, 2024 Signed May 31, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2024 · House Feb 28, 2024

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 6, 2024
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 3, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2024-225; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1582 (Ch. 2024-246)
legislature
May 31, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors