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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1115: Grants for Genetic Counseling Education

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1115 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Grants for Genetic Counseling Education. Primary sponsor: Adam Anderson (Republican), Careers & Workforce Subcommittee. It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 12, 2026): Chapter No. 2026-131.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Grants for Genetic Counseling Education; Creating the Genetic Counseling Education Enhancement Grant Program within the State University System; requiring the Board of Governors to award grant funds to state universities for specified purposes; requiring the program to reward excellence among genetic counseling programs based on specified criteria; prohibiting such funds from being used for specified purposes, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam AndersonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Careers & Workforce SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Kiyan MichaelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Rachel PlakonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter No. 2026-131
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Substituted for CS/SB 1376
  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  11. Withdrawn from Appropriations
  12. Received

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source