# Florida SB 788: Veterans’ Nursing Homes

Florida SB 788, Veterans’ Nursing Homes, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Keith L. Truenow (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-28 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 797 (Ch. 2025-129) -SJ 591) (as of 2026-10-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB788-2025
- 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 788
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Veterans’ Nursing Homes
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2025-04-28, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 797 (Ch. 2025-129) -SJ 591
- Sponsor: Keith L. Truenow (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (30 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: Keith L. Truenow (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-04-28: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 797 (Ch. 2025-129) -SJ 591 (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Substituted CS/HB 797 -SJ 591 (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Read 2nd time -SJ 591 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 553 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/788/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/788/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/2025/788/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/788/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-SB788-2025 (as of 2026-10-18).