Florida · Senate Bill 1270 · 2025 Regular Session

Department of Health

SB 1270 Sponsored by Jay Collins Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 26, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Department of Health; Repealing a provision which provides for the repeal of the definition of the term “messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine”; defining terms for purposes of background screening requirements for persons affiliated with medical marijuana treatment centers; requiring medical marijuana treatment centers to notify the Department of Health through electronic mail within a specified timeframe after an actual or attempted theft, diversion, or loss of marijuana; authorizing certain physician assistants to be issued temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 18 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy · Senate Health Policy
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
  5. CommitteeCS by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 · Senate Health Policy6–3 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. SenateOriginal reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy
  8. SenateRemaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
  9. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  11. CommitteeCS by Health Policy read 1st time · Senate Health Policy
  12. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services5–3 vote
  13. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  14. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  15. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  16. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  17. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 6
  18. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  1. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  2. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25
  3. SenateCS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  4. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 597
  5. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 641
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 946
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 1299 -SJ 946
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1299 (Ch. 2025-114 ) -SJ 946

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Health Policy CS by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
Members

Yes · 6

No · 3

Not voting · 1

 6–3
Apr 10, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
Members

Yes · 5

No · 3

Not voting · 2

 5–3
Apr 21, 2025 Senate Rules Rules vote
Members

Yes · 17

No · 6

Not voting · 2

 17–6

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jay CollinsR Primary sponsor · District 14
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Sponsoring committee
  • HP Health Policy Sponsoring committee

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