FL SB 36
deadUse of Professional Nursing Titles
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 36 pass?
No. FL SB 36 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Rules
What is FL SB 36 about?
Use of Professional Nursing Titles; Providing that licensed advanced practice registered nurses who hold specified degrees may use titles and abbreviations associated with those degrees in a specified manner; prohibiting such persons from holding themselves out to patients or prospective patients as a doctor in advertising without also clearly denoting their licensed profession, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 36?
Sharief, Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services are the primary sponsors of FL SB 36, joined by 4 cosponsors.
Description
Use of Professional Nursing Titles; Providing that licensed advanced practice registered nurses who hold specified degrees may use titles and abbreviations associated with those degrees in a specified manner; prohibiting such persons from holding themselves out to patients or prospective patients as a doctor in advertising without also clearly denoting their licensed profession, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Rules
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Shariefprimary
- Health Policyprimary
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Servicesprimary
- Bermancosponsor
- Osgoodcosponsor
- Rousoncosponsor
- Daviscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Rules
failure
2026-02-26
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
2026-02-18
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
2026-02-16
Now in Rules
2026-02-16
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-12
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
2026-02-09
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-04
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
2026-02-04
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-02-03
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-02
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 2
2026-01-28
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-10-06
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
referral-committee
2025-09-08
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-02 · pass · 9-2
Member-level votes (11)
- Berman: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Davis: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Leek: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burton: yes
- Massullo: no
- Harrell: no
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-12 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (9)
- Brodeur: yes
- Burton: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Davis: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Harrell: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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