Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 550 — Transparency for Autism-related Services

Last action — Died in Fiscal Policy

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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 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

Transparency for Autism-related Services; Requiring the Agency for Persons with Disabilities or its designee to provide specified information when notifying an applicant of his or her eligibility determination, etc.

Bill Text

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Florida Senate - 2024 SB 550 By Senator Rouson 16-00721B-24 2024550__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to transparency for autism-related services;
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 550 By the Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs;
and Senator Rouson 586-02177-24 2024550c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to transparency for autism-related services;
393.063, F.S.;
providing a definition for the term “manifests” or “onset”;
amending s.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Present subsections (26) through (46) of section 393.063, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (27) through (47), respectively, and a new subsection (26) is added to that section, to read:
393.063 Definitions.—For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(26) “Manifests” or “onset” means the display or disclosure of characteristic signs or symptoms of an illness.
Section 2.
393.065 Application and eligibility determination.— (3) The agency or its designee shall notify each applicant, in writing, of its individualized eligibility determination, including any specific criteria the applicant has not met from the agency’s eligibility criteria described in rule 65G-4.0215, Florida Administrative Code.
393.065 Application and eligibility determination.— (3) The agency or its designee shall notify each applicant, in writing, of its individualized eligibility determination, including any specific criteria the applicant has not met from the agency’s eligibility criteria as described in rule.
Any applicant or client determined by the agency to be ineligible for services has the right to Page 1 of 2 CODING:
Any applicant or client determined by the agency to be ineligible for services has the right to appeal this determination pursuant to ss.
Words stricken are deletions;
words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 550 16-00721B-24 2024550__ appeal this determination pursuant to ss.
Section 3.
Section 2.
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Action History

  1. Died in Fiscal Policy

  2. Now in Fiscal Policy

  3. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 12 NAYS 0

  4. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 01/24/24, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  5. CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time

  6. Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

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

  8. CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

  9. On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building

  10. Introduced

  11. Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

  12. Filed

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8000
Unaffiliated 2000
Democrat 2000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Book — Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 550 do?
Transparency for Autism-related Services; Requiring the Agency for Persons with Disabilities or its designee to provide specified information when notifying an applicant of his or her eligibility determination, etc.
Who sponsors SB 550?
SB 550 is sponsored by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs and Rouson, Darryl Ervin (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 550?
This bill died with 2024 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.
Where can I track SB 550?
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