SB 1224 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Administration of Controlled Substances

Summary

Administration of Controlled Substances; Authorizing a practitioner to cause a controlled substance to be administered by a certified paramedic in the course of providing emergency services, etc.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Apr 24, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

S 1224 Filed → S 1224 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that certified paramedics may administer controlled substances only when providing emergency services, while licensed nurses and intern practitioners retain their existing authority without this specific limitation. This change narrows the scope of paramedic authority to emergency contexts while maintaining broader authority for nurses and interns.

Scope change

Narrowed paramedic authority to emergency services only; retained full authority for licensed nurses and intern practitioners

ELIGIBILITY

Added requirement that certified paramedics may only administer controlled substances when providing emergency services

REQUIREMENT

Reordered the list of authorized personnel to place paramedic emergency services provision before nurse and intern provisions

TECHNICAL

Updated bill title to reflect the emergency services limitation for paramedics

Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2025

How they voted

23–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 25

Apr 21, 2025

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

17 Yea 2

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 21, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (23-0-2)

senate

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health Policy; Community Affairs; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors