2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0668: Storage and Disposal of Prescription Drugs and Sharps

Legislative Summary

Requiring the Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a study of the safe collection and proper disposal of sharps; establishing the collection methods to be considered in conducting the study; authorizing the departments to work or contract with counties, municipalities, and private entities; requiring the departments to submit a specified report to the Governor and the Legislature by a certain date; providing requirements for establishments that store, warehouse, or hold certain prescription drugs solely for the purpose of destruction, etc.

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Bill History

2/12/2025
Filed
Senate
2/25/2025
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/6/2025
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/11/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 1
Senate
3/12/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Senate
5/3/2025
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate Health Policy
3/11/2025
9
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/12/202555.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/12/2025205.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/10/2025205.8 KB