Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1602: Health Care Patient Protection
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
SB 1602 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Health Care Patient Protection. Primary sponsor: Gayle Harrell (Republican), Health Policy. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died on Calendar.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Health Care Patient Protection; Requiring hospital emergency departments to develop and implement policies and procedures, conduct training, record weights in a certain manner, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and conduct specified assessments; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plans; requiring the agency to collect and publish the results of specified assessments submitted by hospitals by specified dates, etc.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gayle Harrell | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 31 |
| Health Policy | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“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 on Calendar
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- Retained on Special Order Calendar
- Retained on Special Order Calendar
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
- On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- Now in Fiscal Policy
- Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
- CS by Health Policy read 1st time
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