Florida House Bill 693

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

Revises health care provisions relating to emergency medical technicians & paramedics; repeals provisions relating to Health Facility & Services Development Act; revises provisions relating to certificates-of-need, the Kidcare program, & Medicaid; requires DCF to develop & implement a food assistance payment accuracy improvement plan; revises significant investigation information DOH is required to report relating to certain physician assistants, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, & social workers; enacts Physician Assistant Licensure Compact, Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact, & Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; revises practice requirements for autonomous advanced practice registered nurse; revises remediable & delegable duties of dentist; requires certain health insurers to apply payments for services provided by nonpreferred providers toward insureds' deductibles & out-of-pocket maximums.

Health and Human Services

House Health & Human Services Committee	Rep. Mike Redondo [R]	Rep. Webster Barnaby [R]	Rep. Michelle Salzman [R]
Rep. Jason Shoaf [R]

2026-03-03 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#651 (Y: 79 N: 30 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - House Health & Human Services Committee (Y: 17 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-29 - House - House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (Y: 12 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	Senate	Died in Rules
2026-03-03	Senate	Received
2026-03-03	Senate	Referred to Rules
2026-03-03	Senate	In Messages
2026-03-03	House	CS passed; YEAS 79, NAYS 30
2026-03-03	House	Read 3rd time
2026-03-03	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-03	House	Amendment 738461 Failed
2026-03-03	House	Amendment 788577 Failed
2026-03-03	House	Amendment 965125 Failed
2026-03-03	House	Read 2nd time
2026-02-26	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
2026-02-26	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-25	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-02-25	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-25	House	CS Filed
2026-02-25	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-25	House	Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-24	House	Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-20	House	Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2026-01-29	House	Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2026-01-29	House	Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
2026-01-29	House	Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
2026-01-27	House	Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-12-16	House	Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
2025-12-09	House	Filed

H363 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Rules
S1758 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Messages
H13 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Rules
S74 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Health Policy
H695 (Related) 2026-03-13 - Died in Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
395	1055		Amended Code	See Bill Text
401	25		Amended Code	See Bill Text
401	411		Amended Code	See Bill Text
401	466		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	814		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	818		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	902		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	90201		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	904		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	905		Amended Code	See Bill Text
414	321		Amended Code	See Bill Text
414	332		Amended Code	See Bill Text
414	455		Amended Code	See Bill Text
456	0575		Amended Code	See Bill Text
456	073		Amended Code	See Bill Text
456	076		Amended Code	See Bill Text
456	66		Amended Code	See Bill Text
458	307		Amended Code	See Bill Text
458	347		Amended Code	See Bill Text
459	022		Amended Code	See Bill Text
464	0123		Amended Code	See Bill Text
466	017		Amended Code	See Bill Text
466	024		Amended Code	See Bill Text
491	004		Amended Code	See Bill Text
491	005		Amended Code	See Bill Text
491	006		Amended Code	See Bill Text
491	009		Amended Code	See Bill Text
491	022		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	6471		Amended Code	See Bill Text
768	28		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693/Amendment/863089/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693/Amendment/965125/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693/Amendment/788577/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693/Amendment/738461/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693/Analyses/h0693.HFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693/Analyses/h0693a.HFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693/Analyses/h0693b.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693/Analyses/h0693c.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693/Analyses/h0693e.HHS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75785&IsPCB=0&BillId=83322
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76901&IsPCB=0&BillId=83322
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/693/Vote/HouseVote_h00693c1651.PDF