2025 Florida Healthcare Laws Effective July 1st

HB 1195 Fentanyl Testing

Rep Harris

Establish Gage's Law requiring hospitals to include a fentanyl test whenever a urine drug test is conducted for suspected overdose

Directs hospitals to retain the test results in the patient’s clinical record.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-19

SB 68 Health Facilities

Senator Martin

Expand the definition of health facility to include additional not-for-profit entities and associations, authorize new loan powers for health facilities authorities, and make confirmation fentanyl testing optional for hospitals.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-179

HB 1545 Parkinson's Disease

Rep Busatta

Creates a consortium and an institute dedicated to Parkinson's disease research and care within the University of South Florida.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-188

SB 2514 Health and Human Services

Appropriations

Among other things, requires coverage of blood-based biomarker tests for colorectal cancer screening as specified in federal Medicare determinations.

SB 1768 Stem Cell Therapy

Senator Trumbull

Establish requirements for Florida-licensed physicians to offer certain FDA-unapproved stem cell therapies, including ethical sourcing, facility accreditation, and patient disclosures, while prohibiting stem cells derived from aborted fetuses and providing penalties for violations.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-185

HB 1255 Education

Rep Trabulsy

Modernize Florida's K-12 and teacher-related statutes but specific to health care:

Expands the definition of emergency opioid antagonists in public schools and clarifies liability protections and parental consent requirements for corporal punishment.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-110

HB 647 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Services

Rep Trabulsy

l authorizes advanced practice registered nurses providing hospice care and acting within an established protocol with a licensed physician to file a certificate of death or fetal death and certify the cause of a person’s death.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-50

HB 677 State Group Insurance Coverage of Standard Fertility Preservation Services

Rep Trabulsy

Require the state group health insurance plan to cover standard fertility preservation services for individuals who may face iatrogenic infertility due to cancer treatments.

Awaiting Governor's Action

HB 907 Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases

Rep Anderson

Establishes the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at the Florida State University College of Medicine and implements a pilot program and consortium to enhance newborn genetic screening, research, and collaboration on pediatric rare diseases.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-187

SB 994 Driver License Education Requirements

Senator Collins

Specify that applicants 18 years of age or older must complete a traffic law and substance abuse education course and require a department-approved driver education course for obtaining a learner’s license.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-104

HB 0597 Diabetes Management in Schools

Rep Smith

Authorizing school districts or public schools to acquire and maintain a supply of undesignated glucagon for use on students with diabetes experiencing hypoglycemic emergencies.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-15

SB 958 Type 1 Diabetes Early Detection Program

Rep Bernard

Establishes a Type 1 diabetes early detection program and ensures parents and guardians receive relevant information.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-46

SB 1514 Anaphylaxis in Public Schools

Senator Smith

Requires public schools serving K–8 students to provide anaphylaxis training and maintain effective emergency plans for allergic reactions, including the administration of an epinephrine delivery device.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-47

HB 1607 Cardiac Emergencies

Rep Yarkosky

Require public schools to expand first aid and cardiac emergency training while mandating the development of urgent life-saving emergency plans and placement of automated external defibrillators.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-67

SB 1286 Harming or Neglecting Children

Senator Grall

The bill amends the definition of harm and neglect of a child in both dependency and criminal law to allow caregivers to let a sufficiently mature child partake in independent, unsupervised activities without considering these actions as harm or neglect of a child.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-167

HB 1299 Department of Health

Rep Yarkosky

Extend the repeal date for the definition of 'messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine,' refine medical marijuana treatment center requirements, modify licensure endorsements and certifications for various health practitioners, update references to recognized physician specialty boards, and revise the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact definitions. READ MORE

HB 711 Spectrum Alert

Rep Borrero

Establishes a statewide Spectrum Alert system to rapidly locate missing children with autism spectrum disorder and enhance the effectiveness of law enforcement responses.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-123

HB 0791 Surrendered Infants

Rep Cobb

The bill authorizes hospitals, EMS stations, and fire stations that are staffed 24 hours per day to use infant safety devices to accept surrendered infants, and establishes criteria for their use.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-17

SB 480 Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans

Senator DiCeglie

Authorize nonprofit agricultural organizations to offer medical benefit plans not regulated as insurance.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-54

HB 547 Medical Debt

Rep Partington

Broadens the definition of extraordinary collection actions by facilities and allows facilities to sell certain medical debt under strict conditions.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-98

HB 1091 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Care

Rep Gonzalez Pittman

Enhance crisis services through a new 988 suicide and crisis lifeline call center, revise procedures for involuntary treatment and outpatient services, and update training requirements for mental health professionals.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-143

HB 1099 - Arrest/ Detention Individuals with Significant Medical Conditions

Rep Canady

A law enforcement officer may use their discretion based on the totality of the circumstances when determining whether to make an immediate arrest of a person who has a significant medical condition, including an arrest for an offense committed against an elderly person or a disabled adult.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-64

SB 1620 Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders

Senator Rousson

Require use of standardized functional assessment tools, strengthen treatment plan and discharge requirements, expand telehealth for school-based services, promote person-first language, and enhance statewide mental health workforce and facility reviews. READ MORE

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-184

HB 961 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Rep Maney

Among other things, the bill creates a lifetime disabled parking permit for certain permanently disabled persons, extend renewal periods for disabled parking permits, and allow broad use of previously issued disability certificates for replacements.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-125

SB 768 Controlling Business Interests by Persons with Ties to Foreign Countries of Concern

Senator Calatayud

Prohibit genetic sequencing software from foreign countries of concern in state laboratories and clarify licensure requirements regarding controlling interests from those countries.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-96

SB 108 Administrative Procedures

Senator Grall

Modernize and streamline Florida's administrative rulemaking process by establishing stricter requirements, new deadlines, and enhanced oversight for agencies adopting, reviewing, and amending rules.

Approved by Governor

HB 797 Veteran and Spouse Nursing Home Beds

Rep LaMarca

Authorize certain nonprofit skilled nursing facilities to designate or reclassify beds for veterans and spouses and exempt them from certain certificate-of-need requirements.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-17

HB 1353 Home Health Care Services

Rep Franklin

Removes certain geographic restrictions on home health agency administration, allows contract staff to perform key nursing visits, and revises criteria for the Excellence in Home Health Program.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-127

HB 0421 Peer Support for First Responders

Rep Maggard

Adds law enforcement personnel who are involved in investigating a crime scene or collecting or processing evidence to the definition of a “first responder,” receiving the same benefit of confidentiality with respect to peer support communications

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-9

HB 929 Firefighter Health and Safety

Rep Booth

Enhance firefighter health and safety by expanding the Division of State Fire Marshal’s authority to address chemical hazards, mental health best practices, and stricter enforcement measures.

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-124 

Vetoed By The Governor

HB 6017 Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death

Rep Trabulsy

Removes statutory barriers preventing certain individuals from recovering damages in wrongful death cases involving medical negligence (adult children and by parents of adult children) and updates related provisions.

Awaiting Governor's Action 

HB 1421 Improving Screening for and Treatment of Blood Clots

Rep Black

Establishes new statewide requirements for screening, training, and reporting to improve venous thromboembolism prevention and care in healthcare and assisted living facilities.

HB 1427 Health Care

Rep Griffitts Jr.

Amends program application, approval, and regulation requirements for nursing education programs in Florida.