2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1606: Patient Access to Records

Legislative Summary

Requiring a mental health service provider to furnish records within a specified timeframe after receiving a request for such records; requiring a substance abuse service provider to furnish and provide access to records within a specified timeframe after receiving a written request from an individual or the individual's legal representative; revising the timeframe within which a nursing home facility must provide access to, and copies of, resident records after receiving a request for such records, etc.

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Bill History

2/27/2025
Filed
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
Senate
3/10/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/20/2025
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Pending Reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 4 NAYS 4)
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Motion to Reconsider Adopted
Senate
4/1/2025
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
Senate
4/3/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/3/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Senate
4/3/2025
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Senate
4/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/10/2025
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
Senate
4/11/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
4/16/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/21/2025
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 8
Senate
4/23/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/24/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/24/2025
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #332792

3/31/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Substitue Amendment #894726 Amendment (900268)

3/31/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #900268

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Rules
4/21/2025
15
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
4/10/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate Health Policy
4/1/2025
7
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Erin Grall
Erin Grall
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/23/202551.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/3/202537.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/27/202537.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/23/2025256.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/18/2025247.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/10/2025248.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/9/2025248.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/3/2025246.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/24/2025243.0 KB