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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: 4/9/2025 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. 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

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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: 3/5/2025 H Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
    S 2514 Health and Human Services Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/10/2025 S In returning messages

    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)

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  • 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

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