SB 7070: Sickle Cell Disease Research and Treatment Education

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Sickle Cell Disease Research and Treatment Education; Creating the Sickle Cell Disease Research and Treatment Grant Program within the Department of Health; requiring the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity within the department to use funds appropriated to the program to award grants to community-based sickle cell disease medical treatment and research centers operating in this state; revising sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait screening requirements, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/21/2024 08:13 AM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 349 (c1) by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Sickle Cell Care Management and Treatment Education Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Health & Human Services Committee	Compare
  H 7085 (er) by Health & Human Services Committee Sickle Cell Disease Last Action: 6/3/2024 Chapter No. 2024-225; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1582 (Ch. 2024-246)	Compare
  S 552 by Rouson Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Education for Certain Health Care Practitioners Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Health Policy	Compare
  S 1582 (er) by Rodriguez Department of Health Last Action: 6/19/2024 Chapter No. 2024-246, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7085 (Ch. 2024-225), CS/SB 7072 (Ch. 2024-247)	Compare

• Analyses (2)

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  • Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)   2/26/2024
  • Appropriations (Post-Meeting)   2/27/2024

• Committee Votes (1)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  2/27/2024 9:00 AM	S 7070	Appropriations	16 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  381.814		Page 3 (pdf)
  383.147	Newborn and infant screenings for sickle cell hemoglobin variants; registry.	Page 6 (pdf)
  456.0311		Page 8 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/15/2024	S	• Submitted for consideration by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/20/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/20/2024	S	• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
  2/21/2024	S	• Filed • Referred to Appropriations • Introduced
  2/22/2024	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/24, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  2/27/2024	S	• Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3/4/2024	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/24
  3/6/2024	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 738 • Substituted HB 7085 -SJ 739 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7085 (Ch. 2024-225), CS/CS/CS/SB 1582 (Ch. 2024-246) -SJ 739