Florida · Senate Bill 788 · 2025 Regular Session

Veterans’ Nursing Homes

SB 788 Sponsored by Keith L. Truenow Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 17, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Veterans’ Nursing Homes ; Defining the term “veteran- and spouse-designated nursing home beds”; authorizing the executive director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to approve requests to create or modify veteran- and spouse- designated nursing home beds if certain conditions are met; authorizing the department to adopt rules, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 9 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security6–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  7. 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
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services8–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  1. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  2. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy16–0 vote
  3. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
  5. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 553
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 591
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 797 -SJ 591
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 797 (Ch. 2025-129) -SJ 591

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Passed 6–0
Apr 10, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Passed 8–0
Apr 17, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 Passed 16–0

Sponsors

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

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.