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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 683: Performance of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 683 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Performance of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. Primary sponsor: Bill Partington (Republican), Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Rules.

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.

Performance of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Removes requirement that supervising physician notify DOH in writing of any delegation of prescribing authority to physician assistant; removes requirement that supervising physician's name be included in prescription issued by physician assistant; revises requirements for drug formulary for physician assistants; revises drug formulary requirements for advanced practice registered nurses authorized to prescribe medications; provides exception for psychiatric nurses.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill PartingtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Health Professions & Programs SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1

“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. Died in Rules
  2. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 4
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill released to House Calendar
  12. Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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