Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H121: Nursing Education Programs
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Revises application requirements for nursing education program approval; authorizes Board of Nursing to revoke program's approval; revises requirements for annual reports program directors of approved programs are required to submit to board; provides for revocation of program's approval & discipline of its program director; revises remediation procedures; removes provision authorizing board to extend program's probationary status; authorizes agents of DOH to conduct onsite evaluations & inspections; authorizes DOH to collect evidence as part of such evaluations & inspections; removes provision authorizing approved nursing education programs to request extension to meet board's accreditation requirements.
What the bill says
An act relating to nursing education programs; amending s. 464.019, F.S.; revising application requirements for nursing education program approval; requiring the Board of Nursing to deny an application under certain circumstances; authorizing the board to revoke a program's approval under certain circumstances; authorizing the board to investigate the nature of an adverse action and take specified actions; revising requirements for annual reports program directors of approved programs are required to submit to the board…
From the introduced text, December 5, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to nursing education programs; amending s. 464.019, F.S.; revising application requirements for nursing education program approval; requiring the Board of Nursing to deny an application under certain circumstances; authorizing the board to revoke a program's approval under certain circumstances; authorizing the board to investigate the nature of an adverse action and take specified actions; revising requirements for annual reports program directors of approved programs are required to submit to the board; providing for the termination of a program's approval, and discipline of its program director, under certain circumstances; revising remediation procedures for approved programs with graduate passage rates that do not meet specified requirements; deleting a provision authorizing the board to extend a program's probationary status; revising requirements for certain nursing education programs placed on probationary status; providing requirements for programs with certain graduate passage rates; authorizing agents of the Department of Health to conduct onsite evaluations and inspections of approved and accredited nursing education programs; authorizing the department to collect evidence as part words underlined are additions. hb121-01-c1 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 121 2026 of such evaluations and inspections; deeming failure or refusal of a program to allow such evaluation or inspection as a violation of a legal obligation; revising and providing rulemaking authority of the board; revising program-specific data the Florida Center …
Sponsors
- Overdorf, Toby (R, HD-085) · primary sponsor
- Berfield, Kimberly (R, HD-058)
- Kimberly Daniels (D, HD-014)
- Daniels, Kimberly (D, HD-014)
- López, Johanna (D, HD-043)
- Stark, Paula (R, HD-047)
- Valdés, Susan (R, HD-064)
Latest actions
- : Died in Fiscal Policy
- : Received
- : Referred to Fiscal Policy
- : In Messages
- : CS passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 1
- : Read 3rd time
- : Added to Third Reading Calendar
- : Read 2nd time
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Votes
- House: H 121 c1 (January 15, 2026): 107 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (December 4, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (December 4, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Education & Employment Committee (November 5, 2025): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Education & Employment Committee (November 5, 2025): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Fiscal Policy
Common questions
- What is H121?
- H121 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Nursing Education Programs.
- What does H121 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to nursing education programs; amending s. 464.019, F.S.; revising application requirements for nursing education program approval; requiring the Board of Nursing to deny an application under certain circumstances; authorizing the board to revoke a program's approval under certain circumstances; authorizing the board to investigate the nature of an adverse action and take specified actions; revising requirements for annual reports program directors of approved programs are required to submit to the board…
- What is the status of H121?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Fiscal Policy (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H121?
- Overdorf, Toby (R, HD-085), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H121?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/121
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