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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1842: Health Care Provider Referrals

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 1842 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on March 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Health Care Provider Referrals. Primary sponsor: Colleen Burton (Republican), Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Laid on Table.

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.

Health Care Provider Referrals; Requiring certain health care providers to disclose, in writing, specified information to their patients before making a referral for certain health care services, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Colleen BurtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Health PolicyPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human ServicesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Fiscal PolicyPrimary sponsorNot 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

  1. Laid on Table
  2. Substituted HB 1101 (Died in returning Messages)
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
  5. CS/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/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
  9. On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  10. CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
  11. Now in Fiscal Policy
  12. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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