Florida legislation · 2026 Fourth Special Session
Florida S6: Medical Freedom
Status: Failed, April 30, 2026
Citing this act as the "Medical Freedom Act"; repealing a provison relating to the future repeal of the definition of the term "messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine"; prohibiting a vaccine manufacturer from offering or paying, and a health care practitioner from receiving, specified financial incentives for the administration of a vaccine; requiring certain health care practitioners and paramedics to, before administering one or more vaccines to a minor child, provide the parent or legal guardian with specified materials; providing that specified amendments made by the act to s. 456.0575, F.S., take effect on a specified date or within a specified timeframe after the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine adopt certain materials by joint rule, whichever occurs later, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to medical freedom; providing a short title; repealing s. 9 of chapter 2023-43, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2025-114, Laws of Florida, relating to the future repeal of the definition of the term “messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine”; amending s. 381.00315, F.S.; providing construction; amending s. 456.054, F.S.; prohibiting a vaccine manufacturer from offering or paying, and a health care practitioner from receiving, specified financial incentives for the administration of a vaccine; providing a penalty; amending s. 456.0575, F.S.…
From the introduced text, April 24, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to medical freedom; providing a short title; repealing s. 9 of chapter 2023-43, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2025-114, Laws of Florida, relating to the future repeal of the definition of the term “messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine”; amending s. 381.00315, F.S.; providing construction; amending s. 456.054, F.S.; prohibiting a vaccine manufacturer from offering or paying, and a health care practitioner from receiving, specified financial incentives for the administration of a vaccine; providing a penalty; amending s. 456.0575, F.S.; requiring certain health care practitioners and paramedics to, before administering one or more vaccines to a minor child, provide the parent or legal guardian with specified materials; requiring such practitioners and paramedics to obtain the signature of a minor child’s parent or guardian acknowledging receipt of such information; requiring health care practitioners to discuss certain information with a minor child’s parent or guardian when more than one vaccine is to be administered; authorizing a health care practitioner, at the request of the parent or guardian, to administer the vaccines to the minor child over multiple encounters; providing that specified amendments made by the act to s. 456.0575, F.S., take effect on a specified date or within a specified timeframe after the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine adopt certain …
Sponsors
- Yarborough, Clay (R, SD-004) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Rules
- : Introduced -SJ 4
- : On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/28/26, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
- : Referred to Rules
- : Filed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is S6?
- S6 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Fourth Special Session): Medical Freedom.
- What does S6 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to medical freedom; providing a short title; repealing s. 9 of chapter 2023-43, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2025-114, Laws of Florida, relating to the future repeal of the definition of the term “messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine”; amending s. 381.00315, F.S.; providing construction; amending s. 456.054, F.S.; prohibiting a vaccine manufacturer from offering or paying, and a health care practitioner from receiving, specified financial incentives for the administration of a vaccine; providing a penalty; amending s. 456.0575, F.S.…
- What is the status of S6?
- Failed as of April 30, 2026. Latest action: Died in Rules (April 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored S6?
- Yarborough, Clay (R, SD-004).
- Where is the official record for S6?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026D/6D
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