STATE BILLFL H 355PASSED

Health Care Patient Protection

Requires hospital emergency departments to develop & implement policies & procedures, conduct training, record weights in certain manner, designate pediatric emergency care coordinator, & conduct specified assessments; authorizes hospital with emergency department to conduct National Pediatric Readiness Project's Open Assessment under certain conditions; requires agency to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plans, and, in consultation with Florida Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership Program, establish minimum standards for pediatric patient care in hospital emergency departments; requires agency to collect & publish results of specified assessments submitted by hospitals by specified dates; provides requirements for collection & publication of such assessment scores.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 26, 2026; 170 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

FL H 355 · PassedMay 26

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Bill details

Last action: Chapter No. 2026-105 · May 26, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

May 26, 2026Chapter No. 2026-105

May 22, 2026Approved by Governor

May 11, 2026Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

Mar 11, 2026Ordered enrolledHouse

Mar 11, 2026In MessagesHouse

Mar 11, 2026CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0Senate

Mar 11, 2026Read 3rd timeSenate

Mar 11, 2026Read 2nd timeSenate

Show 28 earlier actions

Mar 11, 2026Substituted for CS/SB 68Senate

Mar 11, 2026Placed on Calendar, on 2nd readingSenate

Mar 11, 2026Withdrawn from Fiscal PolicySenate

Jan 22, 2026ReceivedSenate

Jan 16, 2026Referred to Fiscal PolicySenate

Jan 15, 2026In MessagesSenate

Jan 15, 2026CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0House

Jan 15, 2026Read 3rd timeHouse

Jan 15, 2026Added to Third Reading CalendarHouse

Jan 15, 2026Read 2nd timeHouse

Jan 13, 20261st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)House

Jan 13, 20261st Reading (Original Filed Version)House

Jan 12, 2026Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/15/2026)House

Dec 11, 2025Bill released to House CalendarHouse

Dec 11, 2025Reported out of Health & Human Services CommitteeHouse

Dec 11, 2025Favorable by Health & Human Services CommitteeHouse

Dec 4, 2025Added to Health & Human Services Committee agendaHouse

Dec 3, 2025Now in Health & Human Services CommitteeHouse

Dec 3, 2025Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeHouse

Dec 3, 2025CS FiledHouse

Dec 3, 2025Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)House

Dec 3, 2025Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems SubcommitteeHouse

Dec 2, 2025Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems SubcommitteeHouse

Nov 21, 2025Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agendaHouse

Nov 12, 2025Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems SubcommitteeHouse

Nov 12, 2025Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeHouse

Nov 12, 2025Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems SubcommitteeHouse

Nov 5, 2025FiledHouse

Recorded votes

House Health Care Facilities & Systems SubcommitteeDec 2, 2025 · House · 15 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Health & Human Services CommitteeDec 11, 2025 · House · 15 yea · 0 nayPassed

House: Third Reading RCS#454Jan 15, 2026 · House · 109 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate: Third Reading RCS#2Mar 11, 2026 · Senate · 36 yea · 0 nayPassed

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Health Care Patient Protection

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