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| Bill | Nondiscrimination in Organ Transplants | Nondiscrimination in Organ Transplants; Prohibits certain entities from making certain determinations or engaging in certain actions related to organ transplants solely on basis of individual's disability; provides exceptions; provides cause of action for injunctive & other relief; prohibits certain insurers, nonprofit health care service plans, & HMOs that provide coverage for organ transplants from denying coverage solely on basis of individual's disability. | us/states/fl | Florida Legislature | 2020 | HB 1179 | Florida HB 1179 (2020) |
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enacted | 2020-139 |
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Florida HB 1179 (2020) — Nondiscrimination in Organ Transplants
Nondiscrimination in Organ Transplants; Prohibits certain entities from making certain determinations or engaging in certain actions related to organ transplants solely on basis of individual's disability; provides exceptions; provides cause of action for injunctive & other relief; prohibits certain insurers, nonprofit health care service plans, & HMOs that provide coverage for organ transplants from denying coverage solely on basis of individual's disability.
Enacted — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2020-139.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- H 1179 Filed (filed) — source
- H 1179 c1 (committee substitute) — source
- H 1179 er (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Health Market Reform Subcommittee) — 14–0 (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee) — 18–0 (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Fischer — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-01-08 Filed
filing - 2020-01-13 Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee
referral-committee - 2020-01-14 Introduced
introduction - 2020-01-24 On Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 3:30 pm, Mashburn Hall
- 2020-01-28 CS by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
- 2020-01-30 Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- 2020-01-30 CS by Health Market Reform Subcommittee read 1st time
- 2020-02-02 Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee
- 2020-02-02 CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee
- 2020-02-02 Now in Health and Human Services Committee
- 2020-02-10 On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Morris Hall
- 2020-02-12 Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-02-12 Placed on Calendar
- 2020-02-20 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20
- 2020-02-26 Read 2nd time
reading-2 - 2020-02-26 Read 3rd time
reading-3 - 2020-02-26 CS passed; YEAS 111 NAYS 0
passage - 2020-03-03 In Messages
- 2020-03-05 Referred to Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations
referral-committee - 2020-03-05 Received
- 2020-03-10 Withdrawn from Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations
withdrawal - 2020-03-10 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- 2020-03-10 Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1556
- 2020-03-10 Read 2nd time
reading-2 - 2020-03-10 Placed on 3rd reading
- 2020-03-11 Read 3rd time
reading-3 - 2020-03-11 CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 664, 665
passage - 2020-03-11 Ordered enrolled
- 2020-06-17 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2020-06-29 Approved by Governor
executive-signature - 2020-06-30 Chapter No. 2020-139
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b3a28d74-0ec4-434f-a1b6-b2803243fed5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).