Bill Commons

FL SB 844

enacted

Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 844 pass?

Yes. FL SB 844 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): Chapter No. 2026-6

What is FL SB 844 about?

Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education; Revising requirements for a continuing education course on prescribing controlled substances which health care practitioners are required to complete, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 844?

Jones, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services are the primary sponsors of FL SB 844.

Description

Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education; Revising requirements for a continuing education course on prescribing controlled substances which health care practitioners are required to complete, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-30 — Chapter No. 2026-6
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jonesprimary
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Servicesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-30

    Chapter No. 2026-6

  2. 2026-03-27

    Approved by Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-03-18

    Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-17

    Ordered enrolled

    enrolled

  5. 2026-03-11

    CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0

    passage

  6. 2026-03-11

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  7. 2026-03-11

    Added to Third Reading Calendar

  8. 2026-03-11

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  9. 2026-03-10

    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)

  10. 2026-03-10

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  11. 2026-03-10

    Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading

  12. 2026-03-09

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  13. 2026-03-09

    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)

  14. 2026-03-09

    Bill referred to House Calendar

  15. 2026-02-25

    In Messages

  16. 2026-02-25

    Immediately certified

  17. 2026-02-25

    CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

    passage

  18. 2026-02-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2026-02-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  20. 2026-02-23

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26

  21. 2026-02-18

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

  22. 2026-02-18

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  23. 2026-02-18

    Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2026-02-13

    On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  25. 2026-02-13

    Now in Fiscal Policy

  26. 2026-02-13

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

  27. 2026-02-12

    CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

  28. 2026-02-09

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  29. 2026-02-03

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

  30. 2026-02-02

    Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-01-28

    On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  32. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

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  33. 2025-12-16

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

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  34. 2025-12-10

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable

    2026-02-02 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Berman: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Burton: yes
  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-12 · pass · 9-0

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 19-0

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

    2026-02-25 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Gruters: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Sharief: excused
    • Boyd: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Albritton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Pizzo: excused
  • Passage, Third Reading

    2026-03-11 · pass · 113-0

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Eskamani: yes
    • Oliver: yes
    • Albert: yes
    • Esposito: yes
    • Overdorf: yes
    • Alvarez, D.: yes
    • Fabricio: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Alvarez, J.: yes
    • Franklin: yes
    • Partington: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Gantt: yes
    • Perez: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Garrison: yes
    • Persons-Mulicka: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Plakon: yes
    • Aristide: yes
    • Gerwig: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Giallombardo: yes
    • Porras: yes
    • Bankson: yes
    • Gonzalez Pittman: yes
    • Rayner: yes
    • Barnaby: yes
    • Gossett-Seidman: yes
    • Redondo: yes
    • Bartleman: yes
    • Gottlieb: yes
    • Rizo: yes
    • Basabe: yes
    • Greco: yes
    • Robinson, F.: yes
    • Benarroch: yes
    • Griffitts: yes
    • Robinson, W.: yes
    • Berfield: yes
    • Grow: yes
    • Rosenwald: yes
    • Black: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Salzman: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Hart-Lowman: yes
    • Sapp: yes
    • Booth: yes
    • Hinson: yes
    • Shoaf: yes
    • Borrero: yes
    • Hodgers: yes
    • Sirois: yes
    • Botana: yes
    • Holcomb: yes
    • Skidmore: yes
    • Boyles: yes
    • Hunschofsky: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Brackett: yes
    • Jacques: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Brannan: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Busatta: yes
    • Kendall: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Kincart Jonsson: yes
    • Tant: yes
    • Canady: yes
    • Koster: yes
    • Tendrich: yes
    • Cassel: yes
    • LaMarca: yes
    • Tomkow: yes
    • Chamberlin: yes
    • Long: yes
    • Chambliss: yes
    • López, J.: yes
    • Tramont: yes
    • Chaney: yes
    • Maggard: yes
    • Tuck: yes
    • Cobb: yes
    • Maney: yes
    • Valdés: yes
    • Conerly: yes
    • McClure: yes
    • Weinberger: yes
    • Cross: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Daley: yes
    • Melo: yes
    • Yarkosky: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Michael: yes
    • Yeager: yes
    • Driskell: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Duggan: yes
    • Mooney: yes
    • Dunkley: yes
    • Nix: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Nixon: yes
    • Antone: not voting
    • Plasencia: not voting
    • Joseph: not voting
    • Trabulsy: not voting

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