Florida Senate Bill 844
Session 2026
Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 27, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
First Action
Dec 10, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 30, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
844
State
Florida
Session
2026
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
grade
Primary
Motion Text
Third Reading
Senate Roll Call Votes
Excused
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excused
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Smith
Yes
Yes
Yes
Summary
Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education; Revising requirements for a continuing education course on prescribing controlled substances which health care practitioners are required to complete, etc.
S 844 Filed
S 844 c1
Bill Analysis -- Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) (1/30/2026 2:26 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Health Policy (Post-Meeting) (2/3/2026 1:18 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) (2/11/2026 3:18 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) (2/13/2026 5:13 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (2/17/2026 1:18 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (2/18/2026 3:46 PM)
644296 - Amendment to S 844 Filed
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03/30/2026
Florida Legislature
Chapter No. 2026-6
03/27/2026
Florida Legislature
Approved by Governor
03/18/2026
Florida Legislature
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
03/17/2026
Senate
Ordered enrolled
03/11/2026
House
CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
03/11/2026
House
Read 3rd time
03/11/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
03/11/2026
House
Read 2nd time
03/10/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
03/10/2026
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
03/10/2026
House
Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
03/09/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
03/09/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
03/09/2026
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
02/25/2026
House
In Messages
02/25/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/25/2026
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
02/25/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/25/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/23/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
02/18/2026
Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
02/18/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/18/2026
Senate
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
02/13/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
02/13/2026
Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy
02/13/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
02/12/2026
Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
02/09/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
02/03/2026
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
02/02/2026
Senate
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
01/28/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
12/16/2025
Senate
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
12/10/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:14 AM
Record Updated
Jul 19, 2026 2:29:15 PM