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CS/CS/CS/SB 902: Department of Health

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Health Policy ; Garcia

Department of Health; Revising requirements for department approval of qualified physicians and medical directors of medical marijuana treatment centers; prohibiting medical marijuana treatment center cultivating, processing, or dispensing facilities from being located within a specified distance of parks, child care facilities, or facilities providing early learning services; creating the Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program within the department; revising duties of the department in administering the Early Steps Program; authorizing a registered nurse to delegate the administration of certain controlled substances to a home health aide for medically fragile children under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/26/2026 Senate - CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/15/2025 Senate • Filed
    1/5/2026 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/11/2026 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    2/13/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/18/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
    2/19/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
    2/24/2026 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
    2/25/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/26/2026 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 902, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2026 at 7:40 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 733 (c1) Department of Health Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 2/26/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) Track This Bill
    H 497 (c1) Neurofibromatosis Research Grants Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Track This Bill
    S 1060 Neurofibromatosis Research Grants Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 7038 (c2) Education Education Postsecondary Compare Last Action: 2/25/2026 S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.986 Medical use of marijuana. Page 3 (pdf)
    381.994 Page 10 (pdf)
    383.14 Screening for metabolic disorders, other hereditary and congenital disorders, and environmental risk factors. Page 12 (pdf)
    391.308 Early Steps Program. Page 13 (pdf)
    391.3081 Early Steps Extended Option. Page 15 (pdf)
    456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. Page 16 (pdf)
    464.0156 Delegation of duties. Page 17 (pdf)
    491.005 Licensure by examination. Page 17 (pdf)
    1004.551 University of Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment. Page 19 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 902, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/19/2026 at 10:49 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2026 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2026 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/25/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 733 Department of Health Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 2/26/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) Track This Bill
    H 497 (c1) Neurofibromatosis Research Grants Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Track This Bill
    S 1060 Neurofibromatosis Research Grants Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 7038 (c2) Education Education Postsecondary Compare Last Action: 2/25/2026 S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    399010 - Amendment
    Delete lines 73 - 229 and insert:     		Rules
    (Garcia)     		2/23/2026
    3:20 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/25/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    401870 - Amendment
    Between lines 287 and 288 insert:     		Rules
    (Garcia)     		2/23/2026
    6:39 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/25/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    154638 - Amendment
    Between lines 369 and 370 insert:     		Rules
    (Garcia)     		2/23/2026
    3:47 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Withdrawn
    2/25/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/24/2026 12:00 PM Rules 23 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.986 Medical use of marijuana. Page 3 (pdf)
    381.994 Page 8 (pdf)
    391.308 Early Steps Program. Page 11 (pdf)
    391.3081 Early Steps Extended Option. Page 12 (pdf)
    456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. Page 13 (pdf)
    464.0156 Delegation of duties. Page 14 (pdf)
    491.005 Licensure by examination. Page 14 (pdf)
    1004.551 University of Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment. Page 16 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 902, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/12/2026 at 1:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 733 Department of Health Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 2/26/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    219722 - Amendment
    Between lines 203 and 204 insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Garcia)     		2/16/2026
    7:40 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/18/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    224164 - Amendment
    Between lines 313 and 314 insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Burton)     		2/16/2026
    7:40 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/18/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/18/2026 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.986 Medical use of marijuana. Page 2 (pdf)
    391.308 Early Steps Program. Page 8 (pdf)
    391.3081 Early Steps Extended Option. Page 9 (pdf)
    456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. Page 10 (pdf)
    464.0156 Delegation of duties. Page 11 (pdf)
    1004.551 University of Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 902, Original Filed Version Posted 12/15/2025 at 9:38 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 733 Department of Health Health & Human Services Committee Identical Last Action: 2/26/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    820828 - Amendment
    Delete lines 49 - 93.     		Health Policy
    (Garcia)     		2/6/2026
    4:19 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/12/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    674674 - Amendment
    Between lines 345 and 346 insert:     		Health Policy
    (Garcia)     		2/10/2026
    12:40 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/12/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2026 3:00 PM Health Policy 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.4019 Dental Student Loan Repayment Program. Page 2 (pdf)
    381.986 Medical use of marijuana. Page 4 (pdf)
    391.308 Early Steps Program. Page 9 (pdf)
    391.3081 Early Steps Extended Option. Page 11 (pdf)
    456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. Page 12 (pdf)
    1004.551 University of Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment. Page 12 (pdf)

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