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CS/CS/SB 1756: Medical Freedom

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Health Policy ; Yarborough

Medical Freedom; Citing this act as the "Medical Freedom Act"; repealing a provison relating to the future repeal of the definition of the term “messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine”; prohibiting a vaccine manufacturer from offering or paying, and a health care practitioner from receiving, specified financial incentives for the administration of a vaccine; requiring certain health care practitioners and paramedics to, before administering one or more vaccines to a minor child, provide the parent or legal guardian with specified materials; providing that specified amendments made by the act to s. 456.0575, F.S., take effect on a specified date or within a specified timeframe after the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine adopt certain materials by joint rule, whichever occurs later, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2026
 Last Action: 3/13/2026 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/12/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules
1/21/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/26/2026 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 4
1/28/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations
1/29/2026 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
2/19/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2/24/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations; YEAS 10 NAYS 7
• Now in Rules
2/26/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/3/2026 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 8
3/5/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
3/6/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 653
• Amendment(s) adopted (861452, 978470) -SJ 653
• Placed on 3rd reading -SJ 653
3/9/2026 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 689
• CS passed; YEAS 23 NAYS 15 -SJ 689
3/9/2026 House • In Messages
3/13/2026 House • Died in Messages