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Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S7068

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Legislation Overview

Title: Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Description: Providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision and Information; adding substance abuse services as a program focus for which the Department of Children and Families is responsible; including health care surrogates and proxies as individuals who may act on behalf of an individual involuntarily admitted to a facility; providing authority of facilities of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct certain examinations and provide certain treatments; providing circumstances under which a mental health or substance abuse treatment advance directive may be revoked; creating the Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program, etc.

Session: 2015 Regular Session

Last Action: Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 79 (Ch. 2015-102), CS/CS/HB 335 (Ch. 2015-111), CS/CS/HB 1069 (Ch. 2015-178), CS/SB 954 (Ch. 2015-67)

Last Action Date: April 29, 2015

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

2 sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs;Appropriations

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 29, 2015 In returning messages
Senate Apr 29, 2015 Refused to concur, requested House to recede 782
House Apr 29, 2015 Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 79 (Ch. 2015-102), CS/CS/HB 335 (Ch. 2015-111), CS/CS/HB 1069 (Ch. 2015-178), CS/SB 954 (Ch. 2015-67)
House Apr 28, 2015 Read 2nd time
Senate Apr 28, 2015 In returning messages
House Apr 28, 2015 CS passed as amended; YEAS 112 NAYS 1
House Apr 28, 2015 Read 3rd time
House Apr 28, 2015 Amendment(s) adopted (257823)
House Apr 28, 2015 Substituted for CS/HB 7119
House Apr 27, 2015 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/15
House Apr 27, 2015 Received
House Apr 27, 2015 Referred to Calendar
Senate Apr 24, 2015 Read 3rd time
House Apr 24, 2015 In Messages
Senate Apr 24, 2015 Pending amendment(s), adopted as amended (902964) 628
Senate Apr 24, 2015 CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate Apr 23, 2015 Retained on 3rd reading
Senate Apr 23, 2015 Read 3rd time
Senate Apr 23, 2015 Amendment(s) pending (902964)
Senate Apr 14, 2015 Placed on 3rd reading
Senate Apr 14, 2015 Ordered engrossed
Senate Apr 14, 2015 Amendment(s) adopted (253318, 267526, 283820, 659492, 780586)
Senate Apr 14, 2015 Read 2nd time
Senate Apr 9, 2015 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/15
Senate Apr 7, 2015 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate Apr 7, 2015 CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
Senate Apr 6, 2015 Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate Apr 2, 2015 CS by- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
Senate Mar 31, 2015 Introduced
Senate Mar 30, 2015 Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Senate Mar 30, 2015 On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/02/15, 11:30 am, 301 Senate Office Building
Senate Mar 27, 2015 Filed
Senate Mar 20, 2015 On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/25/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building -- Submitted as Committee Bill; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
Senate Mar 20, 2015 Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Apr 24, 2015 state link bill text
Engrossed Apr 14, 2015 state link bill text
Comm Sub Apr 6, 2015 state link bill text
Introduced Mar 27, 2015 state link bill text
Prefiled Mar 20, 2015 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Senate: Third Reading RCS#36

House: Third Reading RCS#385

Senate: Third Reading RCS#55

Link: link to state bill page

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