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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 138: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Autonomous Practice

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

SB 138 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on October 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Autonomous Practice. Primary sponsor: Keith Truenow (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Health Policy.

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.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Autonomous Practice; Authorizing certain advanced practice registered nurses to engage in autonomous practice to provide mental health services as defined by rule of the Board of Nursing, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Keith TruenowPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13

“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 Health Policy
  2. Introduced
  3. Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
  4. Filed

Sources

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