Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 355
Session 2026
Health Care Patient Protection
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 3, 2025
Sponsors
Committee
Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
First Action
Nov 5, 2025
Latest Action
Dec 4, 2025
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 December 2, 2025
Motion Text
Favorable With Committee Substitute (Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee)
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 (2)
Bill Analysis -- Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (12/3/2025 10:01 AM)
Actions (12)
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
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:00 AM