2016 LEGISLATIVE REPORT the conservative legislature from attacking Floridian’s Overview access to reproductive healthcare. In an unprecedented legislative session, elected officials introduced four onerous bills which didn’t just restrict The Alliance of Affiliates is access to reproductive health services but attempted to the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood end all access to care in the state. In addition for health centers in Florida and represents the interests the first time, the attempted to defund of 22 health centers statewide, 15 of which provide Planned Parenthood health centers through the budget abortion care. Floridians know they can count on Planned process. The “Florida for Life Act” filed by Representative Parenthood for nonjudgmental, compassionate and Charles Van Zant attempted to ban all abortion services in affordable quality care. With nearly 70% of Planned the state and urged the United States Supreme Court to Parenthood health centers in medically underserved overturn Roe v Wade. The legislation has been filed for the areas or physician shortage areas, Planned Parenthood past seven years of the Representative’s legislative term is a reliable provider for communities in need. For years, but had never received a committee hearing because Planned Parenthood patients have experienced funding of constitutional concerns. This session, for the first time cuts to county health departments and preventive health ever, this unconstitutional legislation was heard in the services. Each year since 2012, Florida has experienced Civil Justice Subcommittee and passed favorably with 8 HIV infections rise even as they decline across the Republican yeas, 2 Democratic nays and 1 Republican country. Planned Parenthood is proud to stand with nay. The legislation died in the committee process but the estimated 77,000 women, men and teens that turn just having that one committee hearing was indicative to them for reproductive health services, including of the hostile environment in the legislature regarding lifesaving cancer screenings, testing and treatment of reproductive rights. sexually transmitted infections, contraception services and abortion care. Planned Parenthood continues to play Ultimately, the legislature passed an omnibus TRAP a critical role in meeting reproductive health care needs (Targeted Regulations on Abortion Providers) bill (SB in communities. And yet, none of these matters deterred 1722/HB 1411) that lists over 10 medically unnecessary

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new 7,080 supporters and burdensome government regulations and mandatory sexually transmitted infections and cancer screenings. reporting to restrict women’s access to safe and legal These reimbursements are now prohibited under state abortion. The bill requires all abortion providers to have law. A similar law took effect in Texas that would deny admitting privileges or transfer agreements, which are Planned Parenthood from any state dollars for preventive not legislatively required for any other licensed medical health care. A study was conducted two years after the provider, nor are they a designation of the quality of a effective date and it showed that the number of women provider. Medical experts, like the American Medical who obtained birth control through state-funded family Association and the American College of Obstetricians planning services dropped roughly one-third in requests and Gynecologists denounce these types of restrictions for long-acting methods of birth control. Floridians and agree that they do not make patients safer. These deserve to have access to their provider of choice to regulations have nothing to do with protecting women receive preventive health care services to reduce the and everything to do with shutting down providers rate of unintended pregnancies and the rate of sexually by placing unreasonable requirements on health care transmitted infections. centers. This year, with the support of coalition partners and Simultaneously, the legislation also blocks all government through grassroots efforts, the Florida Alliance of Planned funding for family planning providers that also provide Parenthood Affiliates successfully defeated three other abortion care. No federal or state dollars provided to bills that attempted to restrict women’s access to health Planned Parenthood are in the form of a blank check. care. This report provides an overview of the bills that the This means that any government funds that Planned Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates worked Parenthood affiliates receive are reimbursements on during the 2016 Legislative Session in conjunction for contraception services, testing and treatment for with our allies and supporters.

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58,502 online actions SB 1722/HB 1411 “Termination of Anti-Reproductive Pregnancies” by Sen. Stargel, Rep. Burton Health Legislation Co-Sponsors: Reps. Adkins, Ahern, Albritton, Baxley, Boyd, Burgess, Combee, Cortes (B), Costello, Drake, Eagle, Fant, Gaetz, Gonzalez, Hill, La Rosa, Magar, Mayfield, McBurney, Metz, Moraitis, Plakon, Porter, Raburn, Renner, Rodrigues SB 1718/HB 865 “Florida for Life Act” (R), Rooney, Santiago, Smith, Spano, Sullivan and Van Zant. by Sen. Evers, Rep. Van Zant SB 1722/HB 1411 significantly impacts women’s access to Co-Sponsors: Reps. Adkins, Ahern, Baxley, Broxson, abortion care with over 10 changes to current regulations Burgess, Costello, Cummings, Eagle, Gaetz, Grant, Hill, La by requiring medically unnecessary admitting privileges Rosa, Mayfield, Perry, Pigman, Rodrigues (R), Smith, Stone, or transfer agreements for abortion providers. It also and Sullivan prohibits state funding of any abortion provider for SB 1718/HB 865 is government interference at its worst preventive health care services like cancer screening, and would have banned safe, legal abortion in Florida. contraception services and STD testing and treatment. This legislation provided no exception for survivors STATUS: PASSED. The legislation passed the Senate of rape, sexual assault or incest, and only very limited 25-15 and the House 74-44. It will go into effect July exceptions for the life and health of the woman and 1, 2016. To see how your elected officials voted, narrowly defined medical emergencies. please visit myfloridahouse.gov. STATUS: The House bill was heard in Civil Justice Subcommittee and passed favorable in a party-line SB 602/HB 1 “Relating to Physician vote of 8 yeas, 3 nays. The House bill died in the Admitting Privileges” committee process. To see how your elected officials by Sen. Stargel, Rep. Hill voted, please visit myfloridahouse.gov. The Senate bill did not see legislative action. Co-Sponsors: Reps. Fant, Perry, and Van Zant SB 602/HB 1 would have severely restricted access to safe and legal abortion by requiring all abortion providers to HB 5001 “Relating to General obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital, which is Appropriations” not a state-mandated requirement for any other licensed by the Florida House of Representatives medical provider. Admitting privileges or transfer HB 5001 is the expansive appropriations legislation agreements are medically unnecessary and medical that creates the state’s budget, funding all sectors experts agree it would not make patients safer. of governments. This year the Florida House of STATUS: Did not see legislative action. Representatives took an unprecedented step of using the budget process to defund a specific provider, Planned HB 233 “Relating to Abortion Clinics” Parenthood. This language would have taken away preventive health care services provided by Planned by Rep. Trujillo Parenthood, like cancer screenings, contraception Co-Sponsors: Reps. Ahern, Gaetz, Hill, Moraitis, and Van Zant services and STD testing and treatment. HB 233 would have required abortion facilities to STATUS: An amendment (Barcode #: 990005) was comply with regulations that are intended for facilities filed by Democratic Caucus Leader Mark Pafford to that perform more invasive procedures, and use higher remove the language. The amendment failed with levels of sedation than abortion requires. These laws have 71 Republican members and 1 Democratic member nothing to do with protecting women and everything to who voted against and 34 Democratic members do with shutting down providers by placing unreasonable and 6 Republican members who voted in favor of building requirements on health care centers. the amendment. Ultimately, through the budget STATUS: Was heard in the first House committee of conferencing process the language was removed from reference, the Health Innovation Subcommittee, and the budget and approved without specific defunding passed favorable on a party-line vote with 9 yeas and language of Planned Parenthood. To see how your 4 nays. Died in the committee process. elected officials voted, visit myfloridahouse.gov. Pro-Reproductive Health Legislation

In addition to the attacks on reproductive health introduced this session, there were two bills that would have focused on promoting healthier lifestyles by providing access to preventive care and education. Below are bills that the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates spearheaded with champion bill sponsors:

SB 1056/HB 859 “Florida Healthy Adolescent Act” by Sen. Bullard, Rep. Fullwood Co-sponsors: Sens. Braynon, Clemens, Sobel, Soto, and Thompson(C) and Soto. Reps. Berman, Bracy, Clarke- Reed, Cruz, Dubose, Geller, Jones (S), Kerner, McGhee, Pafford, and Rogers. This legislation would protect Florida’s youth by requiring that all public schools that already teach a sexual health course implement curriculum that is comprehensive, medically-accurate, age-appropriate and factual, including education about abstinence. STATUS: Did not see legislative action.

SB 1116/HB 947 “Relating to Long-acting Reversible Contraception Pilot Program” by Sen. Joyner, Rep. Berman Co-sponsors: Sen. Grimsley. Rep. Pafford. This legislation would allow the Department of Health to establish a long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) pilot program in Hillsborough, Palm Beach, and Pinellas Counties. The program is similar to the one in Colorado that has resulted in plunging birth and abortion rates among young women. STATUS: The Senate bill was heard in two committees, Health Policy with a favorable vote of 7 yeas, 2 nays and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services with a favorable vote of 8 yeas, 0 nays. The Senate bill died in the committee process. The House bill did not see legislative action. To see how your elected officials voted, please visit myfloridahouse.gov. There were several other bills that would have helped women, men, and their families in Florida. Below are bills Other Legislation that the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates supported: of Interest

SB 120/HB 45 “Competitive Workforce Act” by Sen. Abruzzo, Rep. Raschein Co-sponsors: Sens. Bullard, Clemens, Gibson, Hutson, SB 384/HB 603 “Florida Paid Family Care Latvala, Margolis, Ring, Sobel, Soto and Thompson. Reps. Leave Act” Berman, Cortes (J), Cruz, Dudley, Edwards, Fitzenhagen, by Sen. Bullard, Rep. Cruz Geller, Goodson, Hager, Jacobs, Kerner, Latvala, Miller, Co-sponsors: Reps. Berman, Pafford and Williams. Moskowitz, Murphy, Narain, Peters, Pilon, Plasencia, Powell, Rader, Rehwinkel Vasilinda, Richardson, Rodriguez This legislation would require an employer to allow an (J), Rooney, Rouson, Stark, Torres and Watson (C). employee to take paid family care leave to bond with a new child upon the child’s birth, adoption, or foster care This legislation sought to ban discrimination on the basis placement. of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression STATUS: Did not see legislative action. in public employment, public lodging establishments and public food service establishments. STATUS: Died in committee. SB 480/HB 125 “Relating to High School Graduation Requirements” SB 454/HB 7 “Helen Gordon Davis Fair Pay by Sen. Bullard, Rep. Clarke-Reed Protection Act” This legislation reinstates the requirement for students by Sen. Joyner, Rep. Cruz to earn one-half credit in health education for high school graduation. Co-Sponsors: Reps. Berman, Cortes (J), Jenne, Pafford, STATUS: Did not see legislative action. Rehwinkel Vasilinda, and Richardson. This legislation would have established the Governor’s Recognition Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace and recognized the importance of equal pay for equal work for women. STATUS: Did not see legislative action.

SB 74/HB 8001 “Equal Rights for Men and Women” by Sen. Joyner, Rep. Berman Co-Sponsors: Sens. Brandes, Gibson and Soto. Reps. Clarke- Reed, Criz, Fullwood, Jacbos, Jenne, Murphy, Pafford, Pritchett, Richardson, Stark, Watson (B) and Williams. This bill would have ratified the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to equal rights for men and women. STATUS: Did not see legislative action.

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Senator Party District SB 1722 Policy Health SB 1722 HHS Approps SB 1722 Policy Fiscal HB 1411 Floor Amendment (Soto) HB 1411 Floor Amendment (Sobel) HB 1411 Floor Vote Abruzzo, Joseph Dem 25 N N Y Y N Altman, Thad Rep 16 N N Y Bean, Aaron Rep 4 Y Y Y N N Y Benacquisto, Lizbeth Rep 30 Y N N Y Bradley, Rob Rep 7 Y N N Y Brandes, Jeffrey Rep 22 N N Y Braynon, Oscar Dem 36 N Y Y N Bullard, Dwight Dem 39 Y Y N Clemens, Jeff Dem 27 N Y Y N Dean, Charles S. ‘’Charlie’’ Rep 5 NV NV Y Detert, Nancy Rep 28 N NV N Diaz de la Portilla, Miguel Rep 40 N N Y Evers, Greg Rep 2 N N Y Flores, Anitere Rep 37 Y Y N N Y Gaetz , Don Rep 1 Y N N Y Galvano, Bill Rep 26 Y N N Y Garcia, Rene Rep 38 NV Y N N Y Gardiner, Andy Rep 13 N N Y Gibson, Audrey Dem 9 Y Y N Grimsley, Denise Rep 21 Y Y N Y Y Hays, Alan Rep 11 NV N N Y Hukill, Dorothy L. Rep 8 Y N N Y Hutson , Travis Rep 6 N N Y Joyner, Arthenia Dem 19 N Y Y N Latvala, Jack Rep 20 N NV Y Lee, Tom Rep 24 N N Y Legg, John Rep 17 Y N N Y Margolis, Gwen Dem 35 N Y Y N Montford, Bill Dem 3 Y Y N Negron, Joe Rep 32 N N Y Richter, Garrett Rep 23 Y N N Y Ring, Jeremy Dem 29 Y Y N Sachs, Maria Lorts Dem 34 NV Y Y N Simmons, David Rep 10 N N Y Simpson, Wilton Rep 18 N N Y Smith, Christopher ‘’Chris’’ Dem 31 N Y Y N Sobel, Eleanor Dem 33 N N Y Y N Soto, Darren Dem 14 Y Y N Stargel, Kelli Rep 15 Y N N Y Thompson, Geraldine F. Dem 12 Y Y N House Votes

Representative Party District HB 1411 Quality Health HB 1411 Approps Healthcare HB 1411 HHS HB 1411 Floor Vote HB 233 Innovation Health HB 865 Criminal Justice Adkins, Janet Rep 11 Y Ahern, Larry Rep 66 Y Albritton, Ben Rep 56 Y Antone, Bruce Dem 46 N Artiles, Frank Rep 118 Y Avila , Bryan Rep 111 Y Y Baxley, Dennis Rep 23 Y Y Berman, Lori Dem 90 N Beshears, Halsey Rep 7 N Bileca, Michael Rep 115 Y Y Boyd, Jim Rep 71 Y Bracy, Randolph Dem 45 N N Brodeur, Jason T. Rep 28 Y Y Y Broxson, Doug Rep 3 Y Burgess, Danny Rep 38 Y Burton , Colleen Rep 40 Y Y Caldwell, Matt Rep 79 Y Campbell, Daphne Dem 108 Y Clarke-Reed, Gwyndolen Dem 92 N N Combee, Neil Rep 39 Y Corcoran, Richard Rep 37 Y Cortes , John Dem 43 Y N Cortes , Robert Rep 30 N Costello , Fred Rep 25 Y Y Y Crisafulli, Steve Rep 51 Y Cruz, Janet Dem 62 N N Cummings, Travis Rep 18 Y Y Y Diaz, Jose Felix Rep 116 Y Diaz, Manny Rep 103 Y Y Drake , Brad Rep 5 Y DuBose , Bobby Dem 94 N N Dudley, Dwight Dem 68 N Eagle, Dane Rep 77 Y Edwards, Katie A. Dem 98 N N Eisnaugle, Eric Rep 44 Y Fant, Jay Rep 15 Y Y Fitzenhagen, Heather Dawes Rep 78 Y Fresen, Erik Rep 114 Y Fullwood, Reggie Dem 13 N Gaetz, Matt Rep 4 Y Y House Votes

Representative Party District HB 1411 Quality Health HB 1411 Approps Healthcare HB 1411 HHS HB 1411 Floor Vote HB 233 Innovation Health HB 865 Criminal Justice Geller, Joe Dem 100 N Gonzalez, Julio Rep 74 Y Y Goodson, Tom Rep 50 N Grant , James Re Y Hager, Bill Rep 89 N Harrell, Gayle Rep 83 Y Y Y Y Harrison, Shawn Rep 63 Y Y Hill, Mike Rep 2 Y Y Hudson, Matt Rep 80 Y Y Ingoglia, Blaise Rep 35 Y Ingram, Clay Rep 1 Y Jacobs, Kristin Dem 96 N N Jenne, Evan Dem 99 N Jones, Mia Dem 14 N N Jones, Shevrin D. Dem 101 N Kerner, Dave Dem 87 N N LaRosa, Michael Rep 42 Y Latvala , Chris Rep 67 Y Y Lee, Larry Dem 84 N Magar, MaryLynn Rep 82 Y Y Y Mayfield, Debbie Rep 54 Y McBurney, Charles Rep 16 Y McGhee, Kionne L. Dem 117 N Metz, Larry Rep 32 Y Miller, Mike Rep 49 N N Moraitis, Jr., George R. Rep 93 Y Moskowitz, Jared Evan Dem 97 N N Murphy, Amanda Dem 36 N N Narain, Ed Dem 61 N N Nuñez, Jeanette M. Rep 119 Y O’Toole, Marlene Rep 33 Y Oliva, Jose Rep 110 Y Pafford, Mark Dem 86 N Passidomo, Kathleen C. Rep 106 Y Perry, W. Keith Rep 21 Y Peters, Kathleen Mick Rep 69 Y Pigman, Cary Rep 55 Y Y Y Y Pilon, Ray Rep 72 N N Plakon, Scott Rep 29 Y Y Y Plasencia, Rene Rep 49 N N House Votes

Representative Party District HB 1411 Quality Health HB 1411 Approps Healthcare HB 1411 HHS HB 1411 Floor Vote HB 233 Innovation Health HB 865 Criminal Justice Porter, Elizabeth W. Rep 10 Y Powell, Bobby Dem 88 N Pritchett, Sharon Dem 102 N Raburn, Jacob William Rep 57 Y Rader, Kevin Dem 81 N Raschein, Holly Merrill Rep 120 N Raulerson, Daniel D. Rep 58 Y Ray, Lake Rep 12 Y Rehwinkel Vasilinda, Michelle Dem 9 N Renner, Paul Rep 24 Y Y Y Richardson, David Dem 113 N N Roberson, Kenneth L. Rep 75 Y Y Y Y Rodrigues, Ray Rep 76 Y Rodriguez, Jose Javier Dem 112 N Rogers, Hazelle P. ‘’Hazel’’ Dem 95 N N Rooney, Jr., Patrick Rep 85 Y Y Rouson, Darryl Dem 70 N Santiago, David Rep 27 Y Slosberg, Irving ‘’Irv’’ Dem 91 N Smith, Jimmie T. Rep 34 Y Spano, Ross Rep 59 Y Y Sprowls, Chris Rep 65 Y Y Y Stafford, Cynthia A. Dem 109 N N Stark, Richard Dem 104 N N Steube, W. Gregory ‘’Greg’’ Rep 73 Y Y Y Stevenson , Cyndi Rep 17 Y Y Stone, Charlie Rep 22 Y Sullivan , Jennifer Rep 31 Y Taylor, Dwayne Dem 26 N Tobia, John Rep 53 Y Torres, Victor M. Dem 48 N Trujillo, Carlos Rep 105 Y Y Trumbull, Jay Rep 6 Y Y Y Van Zant, Charles E. Rep 19 Y Y Watson, B, Barbara Dem 107 N Watson, C, Clovis Dem 20 N Williams, Alan B. Dem 8 N Wood, John Rep 41 Y Workman, Ritch Rep 52 Y Young, Dana D. Rep 60 Y