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SB 816: Diabetes Research

GENERAL BILL by Bradley

Diabetes Research; Establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute within the University of Florida College of Medicine; authorizing the institute to administer statewide pilot programs; requiring the institute to maintain a secure repository for deidentified data; authorizing the institute to share deidentified data under certain conditions; authorizing the institute to convene a consortium, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/10/2026 House - Passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/9/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Fiscal Policy
    1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    • Introduced
    1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
    1/23/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 01/28/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building
    1/28/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
    1/29/2026 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
    2/2/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/5/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/9/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
    2/11/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 295
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 295
    • Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 295
    • Immediately certified -SJ 299
    2/11/2026 House • In Messages
    3/9/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/10/2026 House • Read 2nd time
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0

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  • SB 816, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/9/2025 at 11:31 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Postsecondary (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
    Education Postsecondary (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2026 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 901 Diabetes Research Kincart Jonsson Identical Last Action: 3/10/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 816

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    1/13/2026 4:00 PM Education Postsecondary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/28/2026 3:45 PM Appropriations Committee on Higher Education 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/5/2026 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 15 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/11/2026 1:34 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/10/2026 4:55 PM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1004.562 Page 1 (pdf)

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