The work of the 2020 Session of the Florida Legislature is underway. Below are 6 initiatives, represented by a total of 10 Senate and House bills, concerning Floridians’ mental health and well-being that have been introduced as of 9/19/19.
You can follow the links for each bill to find summaries and full texts of the bill as well as information on bill co-sponsors.
If you are interested in knowing the progress of any of these or other bills, you can set up your own Bill Tracker account with the Florida Senate here.
Bills Tracked for the 2020 Legislative Session:
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Number
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Title
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Filed By
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Last Action
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SB 180
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Conversion Therapy
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Rodriguez
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Last Action: 9/19/2019 S Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
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HB 41
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Conversion Therapy
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Grieco
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Last Action: 8/9/2019 H Filed
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SB 230
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Department of Health
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Harrell
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Last Action: 9/19/2019 S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules
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HB 105
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Human Trafficking Education in Schools
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Williams
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Last Action: 9/3/2019 H Filed
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SB 154
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Human Trafficking Education in Schools
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Thurston
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Last Action: 9/19/2019 S Referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Appropriations
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HB 161
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Prohibited Discrimination
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Toledo, Webb
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Last Action: 9/12/2019 H Filed
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SB 206
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Prohibited Discrimination
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Rouson
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Last Action: 9/19/2019 S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules
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SB 104
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Services for Veterans and Their Families
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Harrell
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Last Action: 8/16/2019 S Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations
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HB 165
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Youth in Solitary Confinement
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Driskell
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Last Action: 9/13/2019 H Filed
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SB 228
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Youth in Solitary Confinement
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Thurston
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Last Action: 9/19/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
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