S0312Introduced in the Senate
Patient-directed Medical Orders
Introduced by Ana Rodriguez, District 40
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Revising definitions and defining the term "patient-directed medical order"; authorizing the execution of a patient-directed medical order for a specified purpose; requiring that certain health care services be provided to the principal regardless of the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures; authorizing physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures under certain circumstances without penalty; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to create and update a database for the storage of patient-directed medical orders, etc.
Where it stands
Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
March 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate Health Policy · December 9, 2025
7
Yes
0
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
10 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Don Gaetz | 1 | Yes |
| Jay Trumbull | 2 | Yes |
| Tracie Davis | 5 | Absent |
| Tom Leek | 7 | Yes |
| Colleen Burton | 12 | Absent |
| Lori Berman | 26 | Yes |
| Kathleen Passidomo | 28 | Yes |
| Gayle Harrell | 31 | Yes |
| Rosalind Osgood | 32 | Absent |
| Alexis Calatayud | 38 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Introduced
Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
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