HB 121 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Nursing Education Programs

Summary
Nursing Education Programs ; Revises application requirements for nursing education program approval; authorizes Board of Nursing to revoke program's approval; revises requirements for annual reports program directors of approved programs are required to submit to board; provides for revocation of program's approval & discipline of its program director; revises remediation procedures; removes provision authorizing board to extend program's probationary status; authorizes agents of DOH to conduct onsite evaluations & inspections; authorizes DOH to collect evidence as part of such evaluations & inspections; removes provision authorizing approved nursing education programs to request extension to meet board's accreditation requirements.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 8, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

H 121 Filed H 121 c1 · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill amends Florida's nursing education program approval requirements, primarily updating the bill's version identifier from filed to committee version and adjusting formatting. The substantive policy content appears unchanged between these two versions, with no new requirements, funding changes, or eligibility criteria modifications.
TECHNICAL

Updated bill identifier from HB 121 to CS/HB 121 (Committee Substitute) and adjusted page formatting; no substantive policy changes

Floor votes · House Jan 15, 2026

How they voted

1081
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 118
Jan 15, 2026
D Democratic34
31 Yea 3
91% Yea
R Republican84
77 Yea 1 Nay 6
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 1
lower
Dec 8, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Nov 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Nov 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Nov 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
lower
Nov 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
lower
Oct 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
lower
Oct 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Education & Employment Committee
lower
Oct 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Oct 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors