Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H8015: FSGS Awareness Day
Status: Passed one chamber, March 13, 2026
Recognizes June 10, 2026, as "FSGS Awareness Day" in Florida.
What the bill says
A resolution recognizing June 10, 2026, as "FSGS Awareness Day" in Florida.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
A resolution recognizing June 10, 2026, as "FSGS Awareness Day" in Florida. WHEREAS, Florida has a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease relative to other states, and 30 percent of Medicare beneficiaries in Florida have chronic kidney disease, which is higher than any other state, and WHEREAS, the third leading cause of chronic kidney disease is glomerulonephritis, and WHEREAS, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a condition referring to the scarring in the kidneys and often leads to a difficult journey that can result in kidney failure, requiring dialysis, transplant, and often cycles of remissions and relapse, and WHEREAS, percent of patients with FSGS require dialysis or a kidney transplant within 5 to 10 years after their diagnosis, and WHEREAS, FSGS is a severe disease because it often progresses rapidly to kidney failure, and even for patients with primary FSGS who receive a kidney transplant, FSGS can recur in the transplanted kidney up to 80 percent of the time, and WHEREAS, kidney diseases rank among the top 10 causes of death for Floridians in a number of age groups, and HR 8015 2026 hr8015-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES WHEREAS, FSGS can be diagnosed at any age but is most commonly diagnosed in men over 45 years old, and WHEREAS, according to the United Kingdom's National Registry of Rare Kidney Diseases …
Sponsors
- Anderson, Adam (R, HD-057) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died, reference deferred; Companion bill(s) passed, see HR 8039 (Adopted)
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H8015?
- H8015 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): FSGS Awareness Day.
- What does H8015 do?
- In its own words: A resolution recognizing June 10, 2026, as "FSGS Awareness Day" in Florida.
- What is the status of H8015?
- Passed one chamber as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died, reference deferred; Companion bill(s) passed, see HR 8039 (Adopted) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8015?
- Anderson, Adam (R, HD-057).
- Where is the official record for H8015?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/8015
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