Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 355
Session 2026
Health Care Patient Protection
Active
Active
Passed House on Jan 15, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
First Action
Nov 5, 2025
Latest Action
Jan 22, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
355
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
Primary
Republican
Primary
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on January 15, 2026
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
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Didn't Vote
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Unknown
Smith
Yes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Summary
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.
Documents (3)
Bill Analysis -- Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (12/3/2025 10:01 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) (12/11/2025 2:59 PM)
01/22/2026
Senate
Received
01/16/2026
Senate
Referred to Fiscal Policy
01/15/2026
Senate
In Messages
01/15/2026
House
CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
01/15/2026
House
Read 3rd time
01/15/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
01/15/2026
House
Read 2nd time
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
01/12/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/15/2026)
12/11/2025
House
Bill released to House Calendar
12/11/2025
House
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
12/11/2025
House
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
12/04/2025
House
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
12/03/2025
House
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
12/03/2025
House
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
12/03/2025
House
CS Filed
12/03/2025
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
12/03/2025
House
Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
12/02/2025
House
Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
11/21/2025
House
Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
11/12/2025
House
Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
11/12/2025
House
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
11/12/2025
House
Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
11/05/2025
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:00 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:17 AM