Bill Commons

FL SB 68

died on adjournment

Health Care Patient Protection

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 68 pass?

No. FL SB 68 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-11): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 355 (Ch. 2026-105)

What is FL SB 68 about?

Health Care Patient Protection; Requiring hospitals with emergency departments to develop and implement policies and procedures and conduct training; authorizing a hospital with an emergency department to conduct the National Pediatric Readiness Project’s Open Assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plans, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 68?

Harrell, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services are the primary sponsors of FL SB 68.

Description

Health Care Patient Protection; Requiring hospitals with emergency departments to develop and implement policies and procedures and conduct training; authorizing a hospital with an emergency department to conduct the National Pediatric Readiness Project’s Open Assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plans, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-11 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 355 (Ch. 2026-105)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Harrellprimary
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Servicesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-11

    Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 355 (Ch. 2026-105)

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-11

    Substituted CS/HB 355

  3. 2026-03-11

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  4. 2026-03-06

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/26

  5. 2026-02-12

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  6. 2026-02-12

    Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-10

    CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time

  8. 2026-02-09

    On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building

  9. 2026-02-09

    Now in Fiscal Policy

  10. 2026-02-06

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  11. 2026-02-04

    CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0

  12. 2026-01-30

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  13. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  14. 2025-11-18

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

  15. 2025-11-18

    Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-11-10

    On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/18/25, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  17. 2025-10-06

    Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-09-23

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable

    2025-11-18 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Calatayud: other
    • Leek: other
    • Berman: yes
    • Davis: yes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-04 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Rouson: other
    • Davis: other

  • Favorable

    2026-02-12 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (20)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Gruters: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/68/ByCategory

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