The Florida Legislature concluded its 2005 General Session on
Friday, May 6, 2005. A total of 2,475 bills were introduced,
2,067 of which were general legislative bills. Only 749 bills
passed at least one chamber (30.3% of the total bills
introduced) and 394 bills passed both chambers (15.9% of the
total bills introduced) and either have been or will be
considered by Governor Bush for enactment.
The Florida College of Emergency Physicians specifically
targeted several areas of legislative efforts in 2005, primarily:
Medicaid Reform,
Assignment of
Benefits,
Implementation of
Constitutional Amendments 7 & 8,
Mandatory HIV
Testing for Pregnant Women,
Off-Site
Emergency Departments,
Traffic
Violations and Trauma Center Funding,
High Deductible
Insurance Study Group and
Other Bills of
Interest.
