# Florida HB 355: Health Care Patient Protection Florida HB 355, Health Care Patient Protection, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Vanessa Oliver (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-105) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB355-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 355 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Health Care Patient Protection - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-11-05 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-105 - Sponsor: Vanessa Oliver (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee, Fiscal Policy - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (145 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New emergency care safeguards for children: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida hospitals with emergency departments must use evidence-based care policies for children. These cover triage, measuring and recording vital signs, weights in kilograms, medicine doses, and pediatric instruments. Hospitals must provide annual staff training, including… - Emergency plans must include children and newborns: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, hospital emergency management plans must address children’s and newborns’ needs and be updated annually. Plans must cover evacuation transportation, shelter, postdisaster power, food, water, transportation, supplies, staffing, and emergency equipment. They must also cover pa… - Public scores show children’s emergency readiness: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, hospital pediatric-care coordinators must complete the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment on the project’s schedule. Hospitals may use the project’s Open Assessment in years without the regular assessment. The Florida Center for Health Information and Transparency must… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Vanessa Oliver (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2026-01-15 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 109 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-05-26: Chapter No. 2026-105 - 2026-05-22: Approved by Governor - 2026-05-11: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-11: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-11: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-11: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 752 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time -SJ 752 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 752 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Substituted for CS/SB 68 -SJ 752 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 752 (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Received (Senate) - 2026-01-16: Referred to Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2026-01-15: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-01-15: CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-01-15: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-01-15: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-01-15: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-12: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/15/2026) (House) - 2025-12-11: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2025-12-11: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-12-11: Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-12-04: Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda (House) - 2025-12-03: Now in Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-12-03: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-12-03: CS Filed (House) - 2025-12-03: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-12-03: Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-02: Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-21: Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-11-12: Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-12: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-11-12: Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-05: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/355/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2025-12-03: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/355/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-11-05: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/355/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/355/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/355/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/355/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB355-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).