The Florida Senate
HOUSE MESSAGE SUMMARY
Prepared By: The Professional Staff of the Committee on Health Policy
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BILL: CS/CS/CS/SB 1582
INTRODUCER: Fiscal Policy Committee; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human
Services; Health Policy Committee; and Senator Rodriguez
SUBJECT: Department of Health
DATE: March 4, 2024
I.Amendments Contained in Message:
House Amendment — 413719 (body)
II.Summary of Amendments Contained in Message:
House Amendment - 413719
The amendment adds a new exception related to the 90-day cure period for Pigford and In re.
Black Farmer Litig. applicants for a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center license opened by the
bill.
Specifically the amendment requires the Department of Health (DOH) to consider an applicant’s
application to be cured of all deficiencies if the sole remaining deficiency with the application is
that the applicant died after March 25, 2022. In such a case, the amendment requires the DOH to
issue the license to the heirs of the applicant.
The amendment adds the above provision to the bill without altering any of the bill’s existing
effects.


Statutes affected:
S 1582 Filed: 383.147, 383.2163, 383.318, 395.1053, 456.0496
S 1582 c1: 383.147, 383.318, 395.1053, 456.0496
S 1582 c2: 383.147, 383.318, 395.1053, 456.0496
S 1582 c3: 383.147, 383.318, 395.1053, 456.0496
S 1582 e1: 383.147, 383.318, 395.1053, 456.0496
S 1582 e2: 383.147, 383.318, 395.1053, 456.0496
S 1582 er: 383.147, 383.318, 395.1053, 456.0496