Florida · House Bill 353 · 2025 Regular Session

Patient-directed Medical Orders

HB 353 Sponsored by Susan Plasencia Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 3, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 12, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Patient-directed Medical Orders; Provides purpose & requirements for patient-directed medical orders; authorizes use of telehealth; requires that certain health care services be provided to principal regardless of decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.