Florida · House Bill 711 · 2026 Regular Session

Central Service Technician Services

HB 711 Sponsored by Gallop Franklin II Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 9, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 16, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Central Service Technician Services; Defines terms "central service technician" and "health care practitioner"; requires licensed hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to employ or otherwise retain services of central service technician only if he or she meets specified criteria; requires central service technicians who do not meet specified criteria to obtain certain certification within specified timeframe as…

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Central Service Technician Services; Defines terms "central service technician" and "health care practitioner"; requires licensed hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to employ or otherwise retain services of central service technician only if he or she meets specified criteria; requires central service technicians who do not meet specified criteria to obtain certain certification within specified timeframe as condition of continued employment; requires central service technicians to complete specified number of continuing education hours annually as condition of continued employment; provides requirement for such continuing education; requires hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to, upon written request of central service technician, verify in writing technician's dates of employment or contract period with facility.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee · House Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeDied in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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