SB 7028: Cancer
GENERAL BILL by Health Policy
Cancer; Revising the definitions of the terms “cancer center” and “Florida-based”; defining the term “Cancer Connect Collaborative” or “collaborative”; requiring the collaborative to review all submitted Cancer Innovation Fund grant applications using certain parameters; requiring the Department of Health to appoint peer review panels for a specified purpose; creating the Cancer Connect Collaborative Research Incubator within the department, and overseen by the collaborative, to provide funding for a specified purpose over a specified timeframe, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 5/3/2025 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2025 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/20/2025 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Health Policy
• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/25/2025 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
3/26/2025 Senate • Filed
• Referred to Appropriations
• Introduced
3/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/31/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
4/2/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
4/3/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
4/9/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 374
• Read 3rd time -SJ 375
• Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 375
• Immediately certified -SJ 392
4/9/2025 House • In Messages
5/3/2025 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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SB 7028, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2025 at 8:16 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)
Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1347 Cancer Treatment and Research Yarkosky Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration 
S 2514 Health and Human Services Appropriations Compare Last Action: 6/2/2025 S Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Hooper (Chair), Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow, Boyd (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Garcia (Chair), Ingoglia, Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Rouson, Simon, Wright, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Trumbull (Chair), Berman, Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Gruters, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, Boyd (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Harrell (Chair), Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, Leek, Smith, Trumbull, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/PreK-12: Burgess (Chair), Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: DiCeglie (Chair), Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Collins, Grall, Ingoglia, Leek, Martin, McClain, Polsky, Sharief, Smith, Truenow, Wright, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large);
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/2/2025 9:00 AM Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/9/2025 2:06 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 381.915 Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program. Page 4 (pdf) 381.922 William G. “Bill” Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program. Page 14 (pdf) -
SPB 7028, Proposed Bill Posted 3/24/2025 at 1:22 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/25/2025 1:30 PM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays