# Florida SB 1756: Medical Freedom

Florida SB 1756, Medical Freedom, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Clay Yarborough (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in Messages) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1756-2026
- 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 1756
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Medical Freedom
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in Messages
- Sponsor: Clay Yarborough (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Health Policy, Appropriations, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (53 yes, 34 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: Clay Yarborough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Health Policy
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 15 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 14 | 8 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Appropriations Vote | pass | 10 | 7 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | Senate | Health Policy Vote | pass | 6 | 4 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2026-03-13: Died in Messages (House)
- 2026-03-09: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-09: CS passed; YEAS 23 NAYS 15 -SJ 689 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read 3rd time -SJ 689 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Placed on 3rd reading -SJ 653 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Amendment(s) adopted (861452, 978470) -SJ 653 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 653 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 8 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable by Appropriations; YEAS 10 NAYS 7 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: CS by Health Policy read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Now in Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: CS by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 4 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- e1, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c2, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-28: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/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 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)

## Sources
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1756/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 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1756-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).