# Florida SB 878: Clinical Laboratory Personnel

Florida SB 878, Clinical Laboratory Personnel, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Clay Yarborough (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-05 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1347 (Ch. 2026-134) -SJ 590) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 878
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Clinical Laboratory Personnel
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1347 (Ch. 2026-134) -SJ 590
- Sponsor: Clay Yarborough (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (42 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: Clay Yarborough (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Health Policy Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-05: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1347 (Ch. 2026-134) -SJ 590 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Substituted HB 1347 -SJ 590 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 590 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-12-16: Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-12-11: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/878/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/878/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
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/878/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/878/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-SB878-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).