Florida Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Florida State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

Note: You must first register as a NVIC Team Member before you can view action alerts, legislation to watch, and announcements.

Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
FL HB 303/SB 334 2024-06-24 OPPOSE Permits contractors of a county or municipal animal control authority or a sheriff to administer rabies vaccines to dogs, cats, & ferrets in custody Status: HB 303 ENACTED on 6/24/2024, signed by Gov. DeSantis; Effective 7/1/2024; Chapter No. 2024-258|SB 334 substituted in Senate with HB 303 on 2/14/2024

Action: NONE
FL SB 636 2024-03-08 OPPOSE Makes accessibility to vaccine exemptions conditional upon no FDA approved vaccine available meeting specific criteria Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for hearing in the Senate Health Policy Committee before session ended on 3/8/2024

Action: NONE
FL HB 635 2024-03-08 SUPPORT Removes requirement that childcare facilities promote influenza vaccine, part of large childcare bill Status: Died, failed to pass full House before the legislative session ended on 3/8/2024

Action: NONE
FL HB 459/SB 402 2024-03-08 SUPPORT Removes vaccines from the terms of treat/ed or treatment which can be ordered in a public health emergency & places expiration dates on declaration Status: HB 459 & SB 402 died, failed to be sched. for hearing in House Healthcare Reg. Subcomm. & Sen. Health Policy Comm; before session ended on 3/8/2024

Action: NONE
FL HB 1535 2024-03-08 WATCH Establishes ineffective protections from vaccine tracking; limits adoption of int'l health policy & new childhood vaccine mandates to the legislature Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for hearing in the House Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee before session ended on 3/8/2024

Action: NONE
FL SB 1094 2024-03-08 WATCH Requires legislative approval for new school vaccine mandates and restricts legally protected vaccine exemptions to non-FDA approved vaccines only Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for a hearing in Senate Health Policy Committee before session ended on 3/8/2024

Action: NONE
FL SB 680 2024-03-08 SUPPORT Prohibits mandatory vaccine tracking and discrimination based on vaccine/immunity status in public & private sectors; broad medical freedom bill Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee before session ended on 3/8/2024

Action: NONE

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.