Florida SB 670: Emergency Drills in Public Schools

Bill Text

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Right of Medical Conscience of Health Care Providers and Health Care Payors 
2025-11-25T07:57:52Z 
Authorizing a health care provider or health care payor to commence certain civil actions if the Attorney General does not commence a civil action within a specified timeframe for an alleged violation of the provider’s or payor’s right of medical conscience, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 670 

 By Senator Yarborough 

 4-00820-26 2026670__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the right of medical conscience of 
 3 health care providers and health care payors; amending 
 4 s. 381.00321, F.S.; authorizing a health care provider 
 5 or health care payor to commence certain civil actions 
 6 if the Attorney General does not commence a civil 
 7 action within a specified timeframe for an alleged 
 8 violation of the provider’s or payor’s right of 
 9 medical conscience; authorizing such a provider or 
 10 payor to assert the alleged violation as a defense in 
 11 judicial or administrative proceedings; providing an 
 12 effective date. 
 13 
 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 16 Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 381.00321, Florida 
 17 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 18 381.00321 The right of medical conscience of health care 
 19 providers and health care payors.— 
 20 (4) ENFORCEMENT.—A health care provider or health care 
 21 payor may file a complaint with the Attorney General alleging 
 22 any violation of this section. 
 23 (a) If the Attorney General determines there has been a 
 24 violation of this section, the Attorney General may commence a 
 25 civil action for damages, injunctive relief, or any other 
 26 appropriate relief, including attorney fees. For the purpose of 
 27 conducting an investigation, the Attorney General may administer 
 28 oaths; take depositions; make inspections when authorized by 
 29 law; issue subpoenas supported by affidavit; serve subpoenas and 
 30 other process; and compel the attendance of witnesses and the 
 31 production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence. The 
 32 Department of Legal Affairs may adopt rules to implement this 
 33 subsection. 
 34 (b) If the Attorney General does not commence a civil 
 35 action within 180 days after the filing of the complaint, a 
 36 health care provider or health care payor may commence a civil 
 37 action for damages, injunctive relief, or any other appropriate 
 38 relief, including attorney fees, or assert a violation of this 
 39 section as a defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding. 
 40 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.