Bill Commons

FL SB 878

died on adjournment

Clinical Laboratory Personnel

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 878 pass?

No. FL SB 878 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 (2026-03-05): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1347 (Ch. 2026-134)

What is FL SB 878 about?

Clinical Laboratory Personnel; Requiring that an applicant who qualifies for licensure under specified provisions provide proof of such qualification and pay the required fees to be eligible for licensure; requiring that applicants for licensure as a technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure to perform high or moderate complexity testing as a technologist or technician, as applicable, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 878?

Yarborough is the primary sponsor of FL SB 878, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Clinical Laboratory Personnel; Requiring that an applicant who qualifies for licensure under specified provisions provide proof of such qualification and pay the required fees to be eligible for licensure; requiring that applicants for licensure as a technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure to perform high or moderate complexity testing as a technologist or technician, as applicable, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-05 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1347 (Ch. 2026-134)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Yarboroughprimary
  • Avilacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-05

    Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1347 (Ch. 2026-134)

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-05

    Substituted HB 1347

  3. 2026-03-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  4. 2026-03-02

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26

  5. 2026-02-25

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  6. 2026-02-24

    Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-19

    On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  8. 2026-02-18

    Now in Rules

  9. 2026-02-18

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-02-13

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

  11. 2026-02-12

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

  12. 2026-02-11

    Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-02-06

    On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  14. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  15. 2025-12-16

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

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-12-11

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable

    2026-02-11 · 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

    2026-02-18 · 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

    2026-02-24 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Avila: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Hooper: other
    • Pizzo: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/878/ByCategory

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