Florida · Senate Bill 312 · 2026 Regular Session

Patient-directed Medical Orders

SB 312 Sponsored by Ana Maria Rodriguez Died in committee

  1. Introduced Oct 31, 2025
  2. In committee Nov 17, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Patient-directed Medical Orders; Revising definitions and defining the term “patient-directed medical order”; authorizing the execution of a patient-directed medical order for a specified purpose; requiring that certain health care services be provided to the principal regardless of the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures; authorizing physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice…

Read the full title (86 words)

Patient-directed Medical Orders; Revising definitions and defining the term “patient-directed medical order”; authorizing the execution of a patient-directed medical order for a specified purpose; requiring that certain health care services be provided to the principal regardless of the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures; authorizing physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures under certain circumstances without penalty; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to create and update a database for the storage of patient-directed medical orders, etc.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy · Senate Health Policy
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Health Policy7–0 vote
  5. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. CommitteeDied in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Dec 9, 2025 Senate Health Policy Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 7–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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