• Introduced
    Oct 20, 2025
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Became Law
SB 254
Florida Senate Bill
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Nursing Education Programs; Requiring applicants for nurse licensure seeking to take the licensing examination more than 6 months after graduation to first complete a remedial course approved or developed by the Board of Nursing; requiring the Department of Health to issue temporary provisional licenses to graduate professional nurses and graduate practical nurses meeting certain criteria; revising application requirements for nursing education program approval; requiring the Florida Center for Nursing to develop graduate nursing preceptorship standards by a specified date; authorizing agents or employees of the department to conduct onsite evaluations and inspections of approved and accredited nursing education programs, etc.
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Senate • Feb 27, 2026: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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  • Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  • Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
    • CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
  • Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  • Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
    • Introduced
  • Nov 18, 2025 | Senate
    • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  • Nov 10, 2025 | Senate
    • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/18/25, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  • Nov 03, 2025 | Senate
    • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
  • Oct 20, 2025 | Senate
    • Filed