# Florida SB 142: Protections for Public Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients

Florida SB 142, Protections for Public Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Tina Scott Polsky (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-16 (Died in Health Policy) (as of 2026-10-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB142-2025
- As of: 2026-10-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 142
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Protections for Public Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-06-16, Died in Health Policy
- Sponsor: Tina Scott Polsky (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Health Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tina Scott Polsky (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-06-16: Died in Health Policy (Senate)
- 2025-05-03: Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Referred to Health Policy; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2025-06-16: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/142/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/142/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/142/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/142/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB142-2025 (as of 2026-10-18).