Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 254
Session 2026
Nursing Education Programs
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Oct 20, 2025
First Action
Oct 20, 2025
Latest Action
Nov 18, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
254
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on November 18, 2025
Motion Text
Favorable
Summary
Nursing Education Programs; Requiring the Department of Health to issue temporary provisional licenses to graduate registered nurses and graduate licensed practical nurses; revising application requirements for nursing education program approval; requiring the Florida Center for Nursing to develop graduate nursing preceptorship standards by a specified date; authorizing agents or employees of the department to conduct onsite evaluations and inspections of approved and accredited nursing education programs, etc.
Documents (2)
Bill Analysis -- Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) (11/17/2025 10:07 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Health Policy (Post-Meeting) (11/18/2025 1:08 PM)
Actions (5)
11/18/2025
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
11/18/2025
Senate
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
11/10/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/18/25, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
11/03/2025
Senate
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
10/20/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Nov 4, 2025 10:24:05 AM
Record Updated
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:00 AM