Florida House Bill 121

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Fiscal Policy
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Revises application requirements for nursing education program approval; authorizes Board of Nursing to revoke program's approval; revises requirements for annual reports program directors of approved programs are required to submit to board; provides for revocation of program's approval & discipline of its program director; revises remediation procedures; removes provision authorizing board to extend program's probationary status; authorizes agents of DOH to conduct onsite evaluations & inspections; authorizes DOH to collect evidence as part of such evaluations & inspections; removes provision authorizing approved nursing education programs to request extension to meet board's accreditation requirements.

Nursing Education Programs

House Health & Human Services Committee	Rep. Toby Overdorf [R]	Rep. Kimberly Berfield [R]	Rep. Kimberly Daniels [D]
Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]	Rep. Paula Stark [R]	Rep. Susan Valdes [R]

2026-01-15 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#453 (Y: 107 N: 1 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-12-04 - House - House Health & Human Services Committee (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-11-05 - House - House Education & Employment Committee (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	Senate	Died in Fiscal Policy
2026-01-22	Senate	Received
2026-01-16	Senate	Referred to Fiscal Policy
2026-01-15	Senate	In Messages
2026-01-15	House	CS passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 1
2026-01-15	House	Read 3rd time
2026-01-15	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-01-15	House	Read 2nd time
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-12	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/15/2026)
2025-12-08	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2025-12-05	House	CS Filed
2025-12-05	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2025-12-04	House	Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
2025-12-04	House	Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
2025-11-21	House	Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2025-11-05	House	Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2025-11-05	House	Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
2025-11-05	House	Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
2025-10-29	House	Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
2025-10-14	House	Now in Education & Employment Committee
2025-10-14	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2025-10-14	House	Referred to Education & Employment Committee
2025-10-08	House	Filed

S254 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Fiscal Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
464	019		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/121
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/121/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/121/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/121/Amendment/516809/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/121/Analyses/h0121.EEC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/121/Analyses/h0121a.EEC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/121/Analyses/h0121b.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/121/Analyses/h0121c.HHS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75005&IsPCB=0&BillId=82646
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75086&IsPCB=0&BillId=82646
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/121/Vote/HouseVote_h00121c1453.PDF