# Florida SB 902: Department of Health

Florida SB 902, Department of Health, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Ileana Garcia (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-12 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59) -SJ 844); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB902-2026
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 902
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Department of Health
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Last action: 2026-03-12, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59) -SJ 844
- Sponsor: Ileana Garcia (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Appropriation, Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Rules
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (43 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: Ileana Garcia (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- Cosponsor: Health Policy
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 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 (26)

- 2026-03-12: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59) -SJ 844 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Substituted CS/HB 733 -SJ 844 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Read 2nd time -SJ 844 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 824 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 747 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 704 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 683 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: CS by Health Policy read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: CS/CS 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)
- 2026-02-12: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: CS 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)
- 2026-01-05: Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-12-15: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c3, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/c3/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/c3/PDF)
- c2, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-12-15: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/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
- [c3 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/c3/HTML)
- [c3 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/c3/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/902/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-SB902-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).