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 SB 1350 2023-05-05 OPPOSE Requires Office of Minority Health and Health Equity to target certain racial and ethnic groups with vaccine-promoting messaging Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for a hearing in Senate Health Policy Committee before deadline of 5/5/2023

Action: NONE
FL HB 305/SB 222 2023-05-05 SUPPORT Protects medical freedom, prohibits discrimination on vaccination or immunity status for all vaccines, requires consent for registry share outside FL Status: HB 305 died, failed to get scheduled for a hearing |SB 222 died, failed to get scheduled for a hearing, session ended 5/5

Action: NONE
FL SB 1618 2023-05-05 SUPPORT Restricts some State Health Officer's authority during public health emergency, removes vaccines from "treatment, limits extensions & forced treatment Status: Died, failed to get scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Health Policy, Judiciary, and Rules Committees, session ended 5/5/2023

Action: NONE
FL CS/HB 1487 2023-05-05 SUPPORT Removes authority of state health officials to order vaccination or use any means possible to treat individuals during public health emergencies Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for a hearing in the House State Affairs Committee, session ended 5/5/2023

Action: NONE

Announcements

The following table lists postings about events, initiatives, people, and pretty much anything related to protecting and expanding your rights!

State Title
FL 2021-12-14 Law enacted effective 11/18/2021, Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions, Information & Link to Forms