# Florida SB 1602: Health Care Patient Protection

Florida SB 1602, Health Care Patient Protection, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Gayle Harrell (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-16 (Died on Calendar) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1602-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1602
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Health Care Patient Protection
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-06-16, Died on Calendar
- Sponsor: Gayle Harrell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (38 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gayle Harrell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Health Policy

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Health Policy Vote | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-06-16: Died on Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-05-03: Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 1097 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 1052 (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: CS by Health Policy read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c1, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1602/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1602/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-27: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1602/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1602/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
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1602/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1602/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1602/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1602/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-SB1602-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).