FL SB 312
deadPatient-directed Medical Orders
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 312 pass?
No. FL SB 312 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
What is FL SB 312 about?
Patient-directed Medical Orders; Revising definitions and defining the term “patient-directed medical order”; authorizing the execution of a patient-directed medical order for a specified purpose; requiring that certain health care services be provided to the principal regardless of the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures; authorizing physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures under certain circumstances without penalty; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to create and update a database for the storage of patient-directed medical orders, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 312?
Rodriguez is the primary sponsor of FL SB 312.
Description
Patient-directed Medical Orders; Revising definitions and defining the term “patient-directed medical order”; authorizing the execution of a patient-directed medical order for a specified purpose; requiring that certain health care services be provided to the principal regardless of the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures; authorizing physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures under certain circumstances without penalty; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to create and update a database for the storage of patient-directed medical orders, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Rodriguezprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
failure
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-12-10
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
2025-12-09
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-12-01
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2025-11-17
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2025-10-31
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable
2025-12-09 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Berman: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Leek: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Davis: other
- Osgood: other
- Burton: other
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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