# Florida SB 1768: Stem Cell Therapy

Florida SB 1768, Stem Cell Therapy, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Jay Trumbull (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-26 (Chapter No. 2025-185) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1768
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Stem Cell Therapy
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-28
- Last action: 2025-06-26, Chapter No. 2025-185
- Sponsor: Jay Trumbull (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (225 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Safety standards for patients’ stem cell treatments: benefit, medium. Outside the exemptions, physicians must obtain stem cells from FDA-regulated facilities with certification or accreditation from a named organization. These organizations are the National Marrow Donor Program, World Marrow Donor Association, Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies…
- Clearer warnings for stem cell patients: benefit, low. Physicians covered by these requirements must disclose in every advertisement that their stem cell therapies lack FDA approval. The notice must encourage consulting a primary care provider and use text at least as large as the ad’s largest text. Before treatment, physicians must obtain signed conse…
- Physicians face penalties for banned cell uses: cost, low. Physicians commit a third-degree felony by willfully performing or actively participating in treatment or research using cells or tissues from a fetus or embryo after an abortion. The same penalty applies to willfully making, selling, or distributing computer products created using human cells, tis…
- Limited stem cell access with exemptions: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida-licensed physicians can provide stem cell therapies not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Treatment must fit the physician’s scope of practice and involve bone and joint care, wound care, or pain management. The framework excludes cells or tissues f…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jay Trumbull (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Health Policy
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 22 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 7 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Health Policy Vote | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (40)

- 2025-06-26: Chapter No. 2025-185
- 2025-06-25: Approved by Governor
- 2025-06-18: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-05-01: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1064 (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (660139) -SJ 1064 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: In returning messages (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-30: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-30: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-30: Amendment 660139 adopted (House)
- 2025-04-30: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-29: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-29: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-29: Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-28: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-23: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-23: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 491 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Read 3rd time -SJ 491 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Read 2nd time -SJ 491 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 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)
- 2025-03-07: Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/er/PDF)
- e1, 2025-05-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c2, 2025-04-18: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-04-03: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-28: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/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
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1768/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-SB1768-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).