FL SB 902
died on adjournmentDepartment of Health
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 902 pass?
No. FL SB 902 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 (2026-03-12): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)
What is FL SB 902 about?
Department of Health; Revising requirements for department approval of qualified physicians and medical directors of medical marijuana treatment centers; prohibiting medical marijuana treatment center cultivating, processing, or dispensing facilities from being located within a specified distance of parks, child care facilities, or facilities providing early learning services; creating the Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program within the department; revising duties of the department in administering the Early Steps Program; authorizing a registered nurse to delegate the administration of certain controlled substances to a home health aide for medically fragile children under certain circumstances, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 902?
Garcia, Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services and 1 others are the primary sponsors of FL SB 902, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Department of Health; Revising requirements for department approval of qualified physicians and medical directors of medical marijuana treatment centers; prohibiting medical marijuana treatment center cultivating, processing, or dispensing facilities from being located within a specified distance of parks, child care facilities, or facilities providing early learning services; creating the Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program within the department; revising duties of the department in administering the Early Steps Program; authorizing a registered nurse to delegate the administration of certain controlled substances to a home health aide for medically fragile children under certain circumstances, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-12 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Garciaprimary
- Health Policyprimary
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Servicesprimary
- Rulesprimary
- Burtoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-12
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)
deferral
2026-03-12
Substituted CS/HB 733
2026-03-12
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-11
Retained on Special Order Calendar
2026-03-10
Retained on Special Order Calendar
2026-03-09
Retained on Special Order Calendar
2026-03-06
Retained on Special Order Calendar
2026-03-03
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
2026-02-26
CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2026-02-26
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-25
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-24
CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
2026-02-19
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
2026-02-19
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-19
Now in Rules
2026-02-19
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-18
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
2026-02-18
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2026-02-13
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-12
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-02-12
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-11
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2026-02-06
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-05
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
referral-committee
2025-12-15
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
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 with Committee Substitute
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 with Committee Substitute
2026-02-24 · pass · 23-0
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
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Simon: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Jones: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Pizzo: other
Related bills
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