2021 Legislative Report Week 1 - January 16, 2021
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2021 Legislative Report Week 1
DATE: January 16, 2021
THIS WEEK IN REVIEW: This week marks the first committee week of the 2021 session. The majority of meetings were comprised of presentations by state agencies. The main discussion was the impact of COVID on the current budget cycle and going forward.
Both the Speaker of the House, Chris Sprowls, and the Senate President, Wilton Simpson, are taking COVID precautions seriously this session. In the House, in-person meeting with Legislators must be scheduled well in advance and you must register to appear in a committee meeting to testify. The Senate has even stricter rules currently. They are being asked to hold only virtual meetings with constituents and lobbyists. In addition, to testify in committee, a space is set up at the Leon County Convention Center that is linked to the committee meetings to be able to give public input.
Both Appropriations committees met this week and Jay Trumbull, House Approps Chair, and Kelli Stargel, Senate Approps Chair, both gave cautious economic outlooks for the budget for this year. Chair Trumbull made it clear that the House was not going to make their budget based on what the Federal government might do in the future, but on what the current outlook for Florida looked like right now. In the Senate Approps Committee, Chief Economist Amy Baker noted that there was a projected $2.75 billion deficit projected for 2021-22 and that cuts were going to have to come from everywhere.
The next committee week will be starting on Monday, January 25th. The 2021 Legislative Session will begin Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
FNPN SPECIFIC ISSUES On the following pages you will find a list of the bills we are tracking for you and their current status. Each of these will be updated weekly during session and sent to you.
Ordered by Bill Number
HB 0111 Autonomous Practice by an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by Sirois Autonomous Practice by an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: Revises practice requirements for autonomous advanced practice registered nurse. Effective Date: July 1, 2021 Actions 12/22/2020 HOUSE Filed
SB 0424 Autonomous Practice by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses by Brandes Autonomous Practice by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Revising practices an advanced practice registered nurse may engage in autonomously, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021 Actions 01/15/2021 SENATE Referred to Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Rules
SB 0528 Health Insurance Prior Authorization by Harrell Health Insurance Prior Authorization; Prohibiting health maintenance organizations from excluding coverage for certain cancer treatment drugs; specifying requirements for, and restrictions on, health insurers and pharmacy benefits managers relating to prior authorization information, requirements, restrictions, and changes; requiring health insurers to provide and disclose procedures for insureds to request exceptions to step-therapy protocols; prohibiting health maintenance organizations from imposing an additional prior authorization requirement with respect to certain surgical or invasive procedures or certain items, etc. Effective Date: 1/1/2022 Actions 01/11/2021 SENATE Filed