Florida SB 1774: Rebuttable Presumption for Certain Deaths

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1774 
Moffitt Cancer Center 
2026-01-23T11:07:23Z 
Recognizing and commending Moffitt Cancer Center on the occasion of its 40th anniversary, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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Resolution 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 (NP) SR 1774 

 By Senator Boyd 

 20-02036-26 20261774__ 
 1 Senate Resolution 
 2 A resolution recognizing and commending Moffitt Cancer 
 3 Center on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. 
 4 
 5 WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center was created by the 
 6 Legislature in 1981, construction of the center began in Tampa 
 7 in 1983, and Moffitt opened its doors in October 1986, and 
 8 WHEREAS, in 2001, Moffitt Cancer Center was the first such 
 9 facility in Florida to earn the prestigious National Cancer 
 10 Institute (NCI) designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center and 
 11 is this state’s longest-established NCI-designated cancer 
 12 center, and 
 13 WHEREAS, NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers are 
 14 recognized for their scientific excellence and leadership in the 
 15 discovery and development of more effective approaches to cancer 
 16 prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, which efforts attract top 
 17 physicians and scientists from around the world to Moffitt 
 18 Cancer Center, and 
 19 WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center provides multidisciplinary 
 20 care for the best outcomes to more than 100,000 unique patients 
 21 with more than 700,000 outpatient visits from all 67 Florida 
 22 counties, 50 states, and 133 countries, and 
 23 WHEREAS, to accommodate patient growth and fulfill a 
 24 critical need for increased outpatient services, expansions have 
 25 included the opening of the Moffitt Cancer Center at 
 26 International Plaza in 2011, Moffitt McKinley Outpatient Center 
 27 in 2015, Moffitt McKinley Hospital in 2023, Moffitt at 
 28 SouthShore in 2024, and the Speros Outpatient Center in 2026 as 
 29 part of the expanding Speros research and innovation campus in 
 30 Pasco County, and 
 31 WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center has grown from 400 employees 
 32 to more than 10,000 over the span of 40 years, and today has an 
 33 economic impact of nearly $3 billion, and 
 34 WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center annually trains more than 
 35 2,600 students, and 
 36 WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center is a leader in breakthrough 
 37 discoveries in basic, clinical, quantitative, and population 
 38 science, and 
 39 WHEREAS, Moffitt Cancer Center is committed to providing 
 40 education, screening, and innovative treatments to reduce the 
 41 cancer burden through collaborative efforts with partner 
 42 organizations, continued use of mobile screening, and research 
 43 to advance care and treatment options for patients, NOW, 
 44 THEREFORE, 
 45 
 46 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 
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 48 That the Florida Senate recognizes and commends Moffitt 
 49 Cancer Center on the occasion of its 40th anniversary and joins 
 50 with Moffitt in its mission to contribute to the prevention and 
 51 cure of cancer and to realize its vision to transform cancer 
 52 care through cutting edge science, high quality clinical care, 
 53 and novel partnerships.