Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 524: Newborn Screenings
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 524 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Newborn Screenings. Primary sponsor: Gayle Harrell (Republican), Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1089 (Ch. 2025-51).
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.
Newborn Screenings; Subject to legislative appropriation and beginning on a specified date, requiring that the Department of Health’s rules require that newborns be screened for Duchenne muscular dystrophy at the appropriate age, etc.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gayle Harrell | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 31 |
| Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services | 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
- Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1089 (Ch. 2025-51)
- Substituted CS/CS/HB 1089
- Read 2nd time
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
- 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
- CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
- Now in Fiscal Policy
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history