Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Mar 27, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was formally enrolled and passed by the Florida Legislature, moving from a committee draft version to an enrolled version ready for signing. The substantive legislative content regarding sickle cell disease continuing education requirements for prescribers remains unchanged between the two versions.
TECHNICAL
The bill status changed from a committee draft (c1) to an enrolled version (er), indicating it has passed both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's text.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House Mar 11, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 25, 2026
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Mar 27, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shev Jones
DDemocratic
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