SB 878 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Clinical Laboratory Personnel

Summary
Clinical Laboratory Personnel; Requiring that an applicant who qualifies for licensure under specified provisions provide proof of such qualification and pay the required fees to be eligible for licensure; requiring that applicants for licensure as a technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure to perform high or moderate complexity testing as a technologist or technician, as applicable, etc.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 5, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

220
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 24
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Feb 24, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0-2)
senate
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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