Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 353: Patient-directed Medical Orders
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 353 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Patient-directed Medical Orders. Primary sponsor: Susan Plasencia (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee.
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.
Patient-directed Medical Orders; Provides purpose & requirements for patient-directed medical orders; authorizes use of telehealth; requires that certain health care services be provided to principal regardless of decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Plasencia | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 37 |
| Michelle Salzman | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 1 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- Filed