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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1356: Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases

In committee 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

SB 1356 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases. Primary sponsor: Colleen Burton (Republican), Education Postsecondary, Fiscal Policy. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 907 (Ch. 2025-187).

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.

Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases; Establishing the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases within the Florida State University College of Medicine; requiring the institute to establish and administer the Sunshine Genetics Pilot Program for a specified period; providing institute responsibilities and duties relating to the pilot program; providing requirements for participation in the pilot program and data collection and release in the pilot program, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Colleen BurtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Education PostsecondaryPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Fiscal PolicyPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lori BermanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26

“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. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 907 (Ch. 2025-187)
  2. Substituted CS/CS/HB 907
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
  5. CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
  6. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  7. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  8. CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
  9. On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  10. Now in Fiscal Policy
  11. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
  12. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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