Florida · Senate Bill 902 · 2026 Regular Session

Department of Health

SB 902 Sponsored by Ileana Garcia Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 15, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 5, 2026
  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.

Department of Health; Revising requirements for department approval of qualified physicians and medical directors of medical marijuana treatment centers; prohibiting medical marijuana treatment center cultivating, processing, or dispensing facilities from being located within a specified distance of parks, child care facilities, or facilities providing early learning services; creating the Neurofibromatosis Disease…

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Department of Health; Revising requirements for department approval of qualified physicians and medical directors of medical marijuana treatment centers; prohibiting medical marijuana treatment center cultivating, processing, or dispensing facilities from being located within a specified distance of parks, child care facilities, or facilities providing early learning services; creating the Neurofibromatosis Disease Grant Program within the department; revising duties of the department in administering the Early Steps Program; authorizing a registered nurse to delegate the administration of certain controlled substances to a home health aide for medically fragile children under certain circumstances, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 18 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, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
  5. CommitteeCS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Health Policy11–0 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. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  9. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services9–0 vote
  10. CommitteeCS by Health Policy read 1st time · Senate Health Policy
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  14. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  15. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  16. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  17. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  18. SenateCS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  1. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
  2. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 683
  3. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 704
  4. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 747
  5. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 824
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 844
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 733 -SJ 844
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59 ) -SJ 844

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 11, 2026 Senate Health Policy CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 11–0
Feb 18, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 9–0
Feb 24, 2026 Senate Rules Rules vote 23–0

Sponsors

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

  • Ileana GarciaR Primary sponsor · District 36
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Sponsoring committee
  • HP Health Policy Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

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