# Florida SB 1842: Health Care Provider Referrals

Florida SB 1842, Health Care Provider Referrals, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Colleen Burton (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-30 (Laid on Table -SJ 980) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1842-2025
- 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 1842
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Health Care Provider Referrals
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Laid on Table -SJ 980
- Sponsor: Colleen Burton (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Appropriation, Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (31 yes, 5 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: Colleen Burton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- Cosponsor: Fiscal Policy
- Cosponsor: Health Policy

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 5 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Health Policy Vote | pass | 8 | 2 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-04-30: Laid on Table -SJ 980 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Substituted HB 1101 (Died in returning Messages) -SJ 980 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Read 2nd time -SJ 979 (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: CS/CS/CS 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: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: CS by Health Policy read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 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; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c3, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/c3/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/c3/PDF)
- c2, 2025-04-14: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-03-26: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-03-04: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/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
- [c3 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/c3/HTML)
- [c3 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/c3/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1842/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-SB1842-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).