Title: Emergency Powers During a Declared Public Health Emergency

Summary: Revises requirements for declaration of public health emergency.

Full Text:
An act relating to emergency powers during a declared public health emergency; amending s. 381.00315, F.S.; revising requirements for the declaration of a public health emergency; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 381.00315, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 381.00315 Public health advisories; public health emergencies; isolation and quarantines.-The State Health Officer is responsible for declaring public health emergencies, issuing public health advisories, and ordering isolation or quarantines. (2) (b) Before declaring a public health eme rgency, the State Health Officer shall,to the extent possible, consult with the Governor and shall notify the Chief of Domestic Security. The declaration of a public health emergency shall continue until the State Health Officer finds that the threat or danger has been dealt with to the extent that the emergency conditions no longer exist and he or she terminates the declaration. However, a declaration of a public health emergency may not continue for longer than 60 days after the declaration unless the Governor concurs in the renewal of the declaration. Each renewal shall CS/CS/HB 1399 2025 extend the expiration of the declaration for days. A declaration of a public health emergency automatically terminates if it is not timely renewed before its expiration in accordanc ewith this paragraph. An expired declaration may not be renewed. At any time, the Legislature, by concurrent resolution, may terminate the public health emergency or any related emergency order. If the public health emergency is terminated by the Legislat ure, the State Health Officer may not declare a substantially similar emergency. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.