Florida 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 906 — Public Records/Health Care Facilities

Last action — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2018-53)

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Bill Text

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37 line(s) added, 33 removed.

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Florida Senate - 2018 SB 906 By Senator Young 18-01051-18 2018906__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
Florida Senate - 2018 CS for SB 906 By the Committee on Health Policy;
and Senator Young 588-02149-18 2018906c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that the building plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, and diagrams of a health care facility should remain confidential to ensure the safety of the health care facility’s staff, patients, and visitors.
Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that the building plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, and diagrams of a health care facility should be made exempt from s.
The Agency for Health Care Administration reviews the building plans of proposed health care facility construction to ensure compliance with health care rules, codes, and standards in order to protect the public health and safety.
119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s.
Schematics, preliminary plans, and construction documents received by the agency and other governmental agencies for hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, nursing homes, hospices, and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled are currently subject to release as public records and subject to release upon request.
24(a), Article I of the State Constitution to ensure the safety of the health care facility’s staff, patients, and visitors.
These plans include building floor plans, communication systems, medical gas systems, electrical systems, emergency generators, and other physical plant and security details.
Building plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, diagrams, preliminary plans, and construction documents the Agency for Health Care Administration and other governmental agencies receive which depict the internal layout or structural elements of hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, nursing homes, hospices, and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled are currently public records and are subject to release upon request.
The Agency for Health Care Administration reviews the building plans for proposed health care facility construction to ensure compliance with building codes and agency rules and standards in order to protect the public health and safety.
These building plans include diagrams and schematics of building floor plans, communication systems, medical gas systems, electrical systems, and other physical plant and security details depicting the internal layout and structural elements of the health care facilities.
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Action History

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2018-53)

  2. Substituted CS/CS/HB 551

  3. Read 2nd time

  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/18

  5. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  6. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

  7. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/07/18, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building

  8. Now in Rules

  9. Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

  10. On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/30/18, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building

  11. Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

  12. CS by Health Policy read 1st time

  13. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  14. CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  15. On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/16/18, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  16. Introduced

  17. Referred to Health Policy; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

  18. Filed

Sponsors

  • Young · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Young

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 9002
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Brandes — Yea
Flores — Yea
Galvano — Yea
Perry — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Lee — Not Voting
Montford — Not Voting
Book — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea

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Favorable

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Republican 1000
Democrat 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Galvano — Yea
Rader — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Stewart — Not Voting
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 906?
SB 906 is sponsored by Young.
What is the current status of SB 906?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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