Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1700: End-of-life Options
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 1700 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: End-of-life Options. Primary sponsor: Lori Berman (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Judiciary.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
End-of-life Options; Creating the "Florida End-of-Life Options Act"; providing criteria for individuals to request certain medication as qualified patients; specifying responsibilities for attending physicians and consulting physicians; requiring persons who have custody or control of any unused medication prescribed under the act to dispose of it in a specified manner; specifying requirements for the death certificate of qualified patients who die by self-administration of medication prescribed in accordance with the act, etc.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Berman | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
“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 Judiciary
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- Introduced
- Referred to Judiciary; Health Policy; Fiscal Policy
- Filed