HB 969 - Provides Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services - Florida Key Vote
Gayle Harrell voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Referred to Committee
- May 5, 2017
- House Bill Passed
- April 5, 2017
- Introduced
- March 7, 2017
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Stage Details
Title: Provides Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services
Title: Provides Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the department of health to provide pregnancy support and wellness services through subcontractors, effective July 1, 2017.
Highlights:
- Requires Department of Health to contract with the Florida Pregnancy Care Network, a not-for-profit statewide alliance of pregnancy support organizations, for management and delivery of pregnancy support and wellness services (Sec. 1).
- Requires services to be provided in a noncoercive manner that does not include any religious content (Sec. 1).
- Requires the Network to subcontract only with providers that exclusively promote and support childbirth (Sec. 1).
Title: Provides Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services
Committee Sponsors
- Health and Human Services Committee (Sponsor)
- Subcommittee on Health Quality (Sponsor)
- Cord Byrd (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randall Adam 'Randy' Fine (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jason Michael Fischer (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Erin Grall (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael J. Grant (FL - R)
- MaryLynn 'ML' Magar (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ray Rodrigues (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jackeline 'Jackie' Toledo (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clay Yarborough (FL - R) (Out Of Office)