Department of Health
Do you support it?
Want to know if it passes?
We'll email you when SB 1506 moves — a committee vote, a floor vote, or a signature. Nothing else.
Free forever · unsubscribe in one click.
Your answer was recorded either way.
Which district are you in?
Your ZIP is all we need to match you to your own representatives — so we can tell you how they voted on SB 1506.
You're tracking SB 1506
We'll email you the moment it moves.
SB 1506 — Department of Health
Last action — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1387 (Ch. 2023-71)
No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.
-
✓Introduced
-
2In Committee
-
3Passed Senate
-
4Passed House
-
5To Executive
-
6Enacted
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Department of Health; Prohibiting certain research in this state relating to enhanced potential pandemic pathogens; prohibiting medical marijuana treatment centers from producing marijuana products that are attractive to children or manufactured in specified manners; requiring local registrars to electronically file all live birth, death, and fetal death records in their respective jurisdictions in the department’s electronic registration system; revising the types of health care practitioners who may make certain determinations of death; extending the timeframe for the confidentiality of certain birth records; requiring that hearing aids provided to persons younger than 18 years of age be prescription hearing aids and not over-the-counter hearing aids, etc.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read SB 1506 on the official Florida source →Action History
-
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1387 (Ch. 2023-71)
-
Substituted CS/CS/HB 1387
-
Read 2nd time
-
Retained on Special Order Calendar
-
Retained on Special Order Calendar
-
Retained on Special Order Calendar
-
Retained on Special Order Calendar
-
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
-
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
-
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
-
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
-
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
-
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
-
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
-
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
-
Now in Rules
-
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
-
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
-
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/27/23, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
-
Introduced
-
Referred to Health Policy; Rules
-
Filed
Sponsors
- Ana Maria Rodriguez · Primary
- Health Policy · Primary
- Rules · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on
Sponsors (3)
- Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican
- Health Policy
- Rules
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (161)
161 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 161 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (20)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Not Voting |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Book | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Calatayud, Alexis | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1506 do?
- Department of Health; Prohibiting certain research in this state relating to enhanced potential pandemic pathogens; prohibiting medical marijuana treatment centers from producing marijuana products that are attractive to children or manufactured in specified manners; requiring local registrars to electronically file all live birth, death, and fetal death records in their respective jurisdictions in the department’s electronic registration system; revising the types of health care practitioners who may make certain determinations of death; extending the timeframe for the confidentiality of certain birth records; requiring that hearing aids provided to persons younger than 18 years of age be prescription hearing aids and not over-the-counter hearing aids, etc.
- Who sponsors SB 1506?
- SB 1506 is sponsored by Rodriguez, Ana Maria (Republican), Health Policy, and Rules.
- What is the current status of SB 1506?
- This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 1506?
- Track SB 1506 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
Make your voice heard on SB 1506
Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.
Stay ahead of SB 1506
Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously
One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.
Track this bill →