Florida 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1179 — Voluntary Admissions of Minors

Last action — Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1844 (Ch. 2022-41)

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 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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Summary

Voluntary Admissions of Minors; Revises provisions relating to voluntary admission of minors to facility for examination & treatment; requires minor's assent to voluntary care be verified.

Bill Text

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB1179 2022 A bill to be entitled An act relating to voluntary admissions of minors;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1179 2022 A bill to be entitled An act relating to voluntary admissions of minors;
requiring the express and informed consent of a minor's guardian for voluntary admission of the minor to a receiving facility;
revising provisions relating to the voluntary admission of minors to a facility for examination and treatment;
removing a requirement that a hearing be held to verify the voluntariness of a minor's consent before his or her admission to a facility;
requiring that a minor's assent to voluntary care be verified;
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 394.4625, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection (4) of section 394.4625, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
394.4625 Voluntary admissions.— (1) AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE PATIENTS.— (a) A facility may receive for observation, diagnosis, or treatment any person 18 years of age or older making application to the facility by express and informed consent for admission or any person age 17 years of age or younger under for whom such application is made by his or her guardian.
394.4625 Voluntary admissions.— (1) AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE PATIENTS.— (a) A facility may receive for observation, diagnosis, or treatment any person 18 years of age or older who applies making application by express and informed consent for admission or any person age 17 or younger whose parent or legal guardian applies under for admission whom such application is made by his or her guardian.
If found to show evidence of mental illness;, to be competent to provide express and informed consent or, for a minor, the express and informed consent of the minor's guardian;, and to be suitable for treatment, such person 18 years of age or older may be admitted Page 1of 2 CODING:
If found to show evidence of mental illness, to be competent to provide express and informed consent, and to be suitable for treatment, such person 18 years of age or older may be admitted to the facility.
A person age 17 or younger under may be admitted only after a clinical review hearing to verify the voluntariness of the minor's assent consent.
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hb1179-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB1179 2022 to the facility.
hb1179-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1179 2022 (4) TRANSFER TO VOLUNTARY STATUS.—An involuntary patient who applies to be transferred to voluntary status shall be transferred to voluntary status immediately, unless the patient has been charged with a crime, or has been involuntarily placed for treatment by a court pursuant to s.
A person age 17 or under may be admitted only after a hearing to verify the voluntariness of the consent.
394.467 and continues to meet the criteria for involuntary placement.
When transfer to voluntary status occurs, notice shall be given as provided in s.
394.4599, and if the patient is a minor, the minor's assent to voluntary care must be verified as provided in paragraph (1)(a).
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Action History

  1. Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1844 (Ch. 2022-41)

  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  3. Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading

  4. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/24/2022)

  5. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  6. Bill released to House Calendar

  7. Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

  8. Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee

  9. Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

  10. Now in Health & Human Services Committee

  11. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  12. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  13. CS Filed

  14. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  15. Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

  16. Favorable with CS by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

  17. PCS added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda

  18. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  19. Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

  20. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  21. Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

  22. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

  • Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee
  • Chaney, Linda Republican

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (159)

159 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee)

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 12000
Democrat 4001
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Brown — Yea
Duran — Yea
Grant — Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Not Voting
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable (Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee)

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3001
Unaffiliated 5002
Republican 4002
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Killebrew — Yea
Roach — Yea
Roth — Yea
Williams — Yea
Aloupis — Not Voting
Altman — Yea
Fischer — Not Voting
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Not Voting
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Not Voting
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Not Voting
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1179 do?
Voluntary Admissions of Minors; Revises provisions relating to voluntary admission of minors to facility for examination & treatment; requires minor's assent to voluntary care be verified.
Who sponsors HB 1179?
HB 1179 is sponsored by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, Fetterhoff, Hunschofsky, Christine (Democrat), Valdés, Susan L. (Republican), and Chaney, Linda (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1179?
This bill died with 2022 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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