Florida · Senate Bill 1606 · 2025 Regular Session

Patient Access to Records

SB 1606 Sponsored by Erin Grall Failed

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jan 1, 2026

What it does

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

Patient Access to Records ; Requiring a mental health service provider to furnish records within a specified timeframe after receiving a request for such records; requiring a substance abuse service provider to furnish and provide access to records within a specified timeframe after receiving a written request from an individual or the individual’s legal representative; revising the timeframe within which a nursing home facility must provide access to, and copies of, resident records after receiving a request for such records, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 13 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules · Senate Health Policy
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Pending Reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 4 NAYS 4) · Senate Health Policy4–4 vote
  5. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Motion to Reconsider Adopted · Senate Health Policy
  6. CommitteeCS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 · Senate Health Policy7–3 vote
  7. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  8. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  9. CommitteeCS by Health Policy read 1st time · Senate Health Policy
  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. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services5–3 vote
  12. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 8 · Senate Rules15–8 vote
  2. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  3. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 993
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 1083 (Died on Calendar) -SJ 994
  8. SenateLaid on Table -SJ 994

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 4 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 20, 2025 Senate committee On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Pending Reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 4 NAYS 4) Passed 4–4
Apr 1, 2025 Senate committee CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 Passed 7–3
Apr 10, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 Passed 5–3
Apr 21, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 8 Passed 15–8

Sponsors

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

  • Erin GrallR Primary sponsor · District 29
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • HP Health Policy Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.