SB 1684 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Parkinson’s Disease Registry

Summary

Parkinson’s Disease Registry; Requiring physicians, osteopathic physicians, and advanced practice registered nurses, respectively, to report certain information to the Parkinson’s disease registry; providing limited liability for physicians and advanced practice registered nurses under certain circumstances; revising the membership of the Parkinson’s Disease Research Board; requiring the Institute for Parkinson’s Disease at the University of South Florida, subject to appropriation, to establish and maintain a statewide Parkinson’s disease registry for specified purposes, etc.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 6, 2026

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S 1684 Filed → S 1684 c1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised from a proposal to contract with an external consortium to a version requiring the University of South Florida's Institute for Parkinson's Disease to directly establish and maintain the registry. The scope of reporting was expanded to include osteopathic physicians and advanced practice registered nurses, and new statutes were created to define specific reporting requirements and liability protections for these professionals. The bill also restructured the Parkinson's Disease Research Board to include representatives from academic medical centers and added requirements for a public-facing website.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from requiring only MDs/DOs to also include advanced practice registered nurses, and the entity responsible for running the registry changed from an external consortium to an internal university institute.

REQUIREMENT

Reporting requirements were expanded to include osteopathic physicians and advanced practice registered nurses in addition to physicians.

New statutes were created to specifically mandate reporting and provide liability protection for osteopathic physicians and advanced practice registered nurses.

A new requirement was added for the institute to create and maintain a public website dedicated solely to the registry, starting in 2028.

FISCAL

The entity responsible for the registry changed from an external 'Consortium for Parkinson's Disease Research' to the 'Institute for Parkinson's Disease at the University of South Florida'.

DEFINITION

The composition of the Parkinson's Disease Research Board was revised to include members appointed by the Senate and House, as well as representatives from participating universities and academic medical centers.

TIMELINE

The reporting start date remains January 1, 2027, but the public website launch was set for January 1, 2028, and the first annual report on the website for January 1, 2029.

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Committee

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

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Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

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Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

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Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

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Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

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Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

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Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

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Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

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Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

upper

Jan 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors