HB 1207 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Summary

Ambulatory Surgical Centers; Provides penalty for failure by ambulatory surgical center to timely provide good faith estimate; requires AHCA to notify Division of Law Revision upon adoption of certain federal rules.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 1207 Filed → H 1207 c1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten to shift its focus from establishing a broad regulatory framework for ambulatory surgical centers to amending a single existing statute regarding price transparency. The original text, which detailed extensive requirements for facility construction, inspections, and staff privileges, was removed and replaced with new provisions requiring facilities to provide good faith estimates to patients before nonemergency services. This change prioritizes consumer protection and cost disclosure over facility operational standards.

Scope change

The bill's scope was significantly narrowed from a comprehensive regulatory overhaul of ambulatory surgical centers to a specific amendment of Florida Statute 395.301 concerning patient billing estimates.

REQUIREMENT

All text establishing new chapters, sections, and detailed operational requirements for ambulatory surgical centers, including construction standards, inspection protocols, and staff membership rules, was deleted.

New requirements were added mandating that facilities provide written or electronic good faith estimates of reasonably anticipated charges to patients and insurers at least three business days before nonemergency services.

ENFORCEMENT

Specific daily fines were introduced for failure to provide estimates: $1,000 per day for hospitals (capped at $10,000) and $250 per day for ambulatory surgical centers (capped at $2,500).

TIMELINE

An effective date clause was added, stating the law will not take effect until federal agencies issue final rules on good faith estimates under the Public Health Services Act.

Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

109–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 117

Mar 3, 2026

D Democratic34

31 Yea 3

91% Yea

R Republican83

78 Yea 5

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor