Florida House Bill 197
Session 2024
Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 6, 2024
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
Vicki L. Lopez
First Action
Oct 17, 2023
Latest Action
May 7, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
197
State
Florida
Session
2024
Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
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Primary
Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
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Primary
Vicki L. Lopez
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Primary
Cosponsor
Garcia
Cosponsor
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checkPassed on February 15, 2024
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
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Garcia
Yes
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Summary
Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy; Requires DOH to report specified data; authorizes DOH to suspend license of certain health care practitioners & massage establishments in certain circumstances; revises advertising requirements for massage therapists & massage establishments; prohibits establishments from sheltering or harboring, or being used as sleeping quarters for any person; requires DOH investigators to request government identification from all employees while in massage establishment; specifies additional documents person operating massage establishment must present, upon request, to DOH investigators & law enforcement officers; requires DOH to notify federal immigration office if specified persons fail to provide government identification; revises definition of “unlicensed massage establishment”.
APPROPRIATION:
$1,034,032
Bill Analysis -- Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (5/16/2024 11:16 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/19/2024 9:03 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/8/2024 2:41 PM)
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05/07/2024
Florida Legislature
Chapter No. 2024-148
05/06/2024
Florida Legislature
Approved by Governor
04/22/2024
Florida Legislature
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
03/05/2024
House
Ordered enrolled
03/05/2024
House
In Messages
03/05/2024
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
03/05/2024
Senate
Read 3rd time
03/05/2024
Senate
Read 2nd time
03/05/2024
Senate
Substituted for CS/SB 896
03/05/2024
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/05/2024
Senate
Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy
02/20/2024
Senate
Received
02/16/2024
Senate
Referred to Fiscal Policy
02/15/2024
Senate
In Messages
02/15/2024
House
CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
02/15/2024
House
Read 3rd time
02/15/2024
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
02/15/2024
House
Read 2nd time
02/12/2024
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2024)
02/08/2024
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
02/08/2024
House
Bill released to House Calendar
02/08/2024
House
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
02/08/2024
House
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
02/06/2024
House
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
01/22/2024
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
01/22/2024
House
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
01/22/2024
House
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
01/19/2024
House
CS Filed
01/19/2024
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
01/19/2024
House
Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
01/18/2024
House
Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
01/16/2024
House
Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
01/09/2024
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
01/09/2024
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
12/11/2023
House
Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
12/11/2023
House
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
12/11/2023
House
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
12/07/2023
House
CS Filed
12/07/2023
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
12/07/2023
House
Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
12/06/2023
House
Favorable with CS by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
11/29/2023
House
PCS added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
11/02/2023
House
Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
11/02/2023
House
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
11/02/2023
House
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
11/02/2023
House
Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
10/17/2023
House
Filed
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Record Created
Oct 17, 2023 7:03:49 PM
Record Updated
Jun 13, 2024 6:52:12 AM