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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 36: Use of Professional Nursing Titles

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 36 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on September 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Use of Professional Nursing Titles. Primary sponsor: Barbara Sharief (Democratic), Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services. It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Rules.

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.

Use of Professional Nursing Titles; Providing that licensed advanced practice registered nurses who hold specified degrees may use titles and abbreviations associated with those degrees in a specified manner; prohibiting such persons from holding themselves out to patients or prospective patients as a doctor in advertising without also clearly denoting their licensed profession, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Barbara ShariefPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate35
Health PolicyPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human ServicesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lori BermanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Tracie DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Rosalind OsgoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Darryl RousonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16

“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 Rules
  2. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
  3. CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
  4. Now in Rules
  5. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
  7. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  8. CS by Health Policy read 1st time
  9. Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  10. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  11. CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 2
  12. On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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