Florida · Senate Bill 1768 · 2025 Regular Session

Stem Cell Therapy

  1. Introduced Feb 28, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 7, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate May 1, 2025
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 25, 2025

What it does

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

Stem Cell Therapy; Authorizing physicians to perform stem cell therapy not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration under certain circumstances; requiring physicians to include a specified notice in any form of advertisement; requiring physicians to obtain a signed consent form from the patient or his or her representative before performing the therapy, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 32 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, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
  5. CommitteeCS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Health Policy10–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  8. CommitteeCS by Health Policy read 1st time · Senate Health Policy
  9. 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
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services7–1 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1 · Senate Rules22–1 vote
  14. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  15. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  16. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
  17. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  18. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 491
  19. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 491
  20. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 491
  21. HouseIn Messages
  22. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  23. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  24. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  25. HouseTemporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
  26. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  27. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
  28. HouseRead 2nd time
  29. HouseAmendment 660139 adopted
  30. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  31. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  32. HouseRead 3rd time
  1. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
  2. SenateIn returning messages
  3. SenateConcurred in 1 amendment(s) (660139) -SJ 1064
  4. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1064
  5. SenateOrdered engrossed, then enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-185

Roll calls

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

Third Reading · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 23, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 0 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 1

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

112–0
Apr 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 112 No 0 Not voting 7
Democrats: 29 yes, 0 no Republicans: 83 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 112

Not voting · 7

Returning Messages · Full Senate

37–0
May 1, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Health Policy CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 10

10–0
Apr 10, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
Members

Yes · 7

No · 1

Not voting · 2

7–1
Apr 16, 2025 Senate Rules CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1
Members

Yes · 22

No · 1

Not voting · 2

22–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jay TrumbullR Primary sponsor · District 2
  • R Rules 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.