Florida · Senate Bill 844 · 2026 Regular Session

Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education

SB 844 Sponsored by Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones Became law

  1. Introduced Dec 10, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 16, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Mar 18, 2026
  6. Became law Mar 27, 2026

What it does

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

Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education; Revising requirements for a continuing education course on prescribing controlled substances which health care practitioners are required to complete, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 26 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy · Senate Health Policy
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Health Policy11–0 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, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  8. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services9–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  12. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy19–0 vote
  13. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  14. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  15. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
  16. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 434
  17. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 434
  18. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 43437–0 vote
  19. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 437
  20. HouseIn Messages
  21. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  22. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
  23. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  24. HouseTemporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
  25. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  26. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
  1. HouseRead 2nd time
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-6

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 434 · Full Senate

37–0
Feb 25, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 0 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 2

Passage · Full House

113–0
Mar 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 113 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 31 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 113

Not voting · 4

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 2, 2026 Senate Health Policy Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 11–0
Feb 12, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 9–0
Feb 18, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 19–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Shevrin D. "Shev" JonesD Primary sponsor · District 34
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Sponsoring committee

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