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SB 596FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Senator Garcia requires health care practitioners to report pharmaceutical benefits in Florida

Original title: Transparency in Health Care

Last action · March 13, 2026: Died in Health PolicySponsor: Ileana Garcia

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What This Bill Proposed

This bill requires health care practitioners to report any s received from pharmaceutical companies to the Department of Health on at least a quarterly basis, starting July 1, 2026. The Department must create a searchable online database for these reports, and the Auditor General must conduct annual compliance audits. Violations can result in disciplinary action or first-degree misdemeanor charges for repeat offenses.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Health care practitioners

Must report personal benefits from pharmaceutical companies quarterly, follow new ethical guidelines, and face disciplinary action or misdemeanor charges for noncompliance.

Directly affected

Pharmaceutical companies

Directly affected

Department of Health

Required to establish uniform reporting procedures, create and maintain a public online database, and set ethical practice guidelines.

Directly affected

Auditor General

Required to perform annual audits to monitor compliance, verify data accuracy, and address conflicts of interest.

Directly affected

General public

Gains access to a searchable online database tracking personal benefits received by health care practitioners from pharmaceutical companies.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is considered a "personal benefit" under this bill?

It includes any economic or noneconomic benefit or advantage received outside of a doctor-patient relationship, such as investment interests, gifts, financial incentives, kickback fees, speaking fees, sponsored travel, research funding, and free samples.

What happens if a health care practitioner fails to comply?

A first violation is grounds for disciplinary action by the applicable board, while a second or subsequent violation constitutes a .

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

4 actions

Mar 13, 2026SenateFloor
Died in Health Policy
Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced
Dec 9, 2025SenateCommittee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Nov 19, 2025SenateIntroduced
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Finance Connection

Notable money activity

$90,385across 20 reported contributions

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Candidate	Donor	Amount	Industry	Date
Ileana Garcia	FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC	$50,000	PARTY COMMITTEE	Nov 2025
Ileana Garcia	FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC	$3,730	AFFILIATED PARTY COMMITTEE	Sep 2025
Ileana Garcia	FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC	$3,583	PARTY COMMITTEE	May 2026
Ileana Garcia	FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC	$3,532	PARTY COMMITTEE	Apr 2026
Ileana Garcia	FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC	$3,516	PARTY COMMITTEE	Jan 2026
Ileana Garcia	FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC	$3,516	PARTY COMMITTEE	Dec 2025
Ileana Garcia	FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC	$3,513	PARTY COMMITTEE	Mar 2026
Ileana Garcia	FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC	$3,490	PARTY COMMITTEE	Mar 2026

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Ileana Garcia	FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC	$3,369	PARTY COMMITTEE	Dec 2025
Ileana Garcia	FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC	$2,137	PARTY COMMITTEE	Oct 2025
Ileana Garcia	CYBER CITIZENS FOR JUSTICE INC	$1,000	ADVOCACY GROUP	Mar 2025
Ileana Garcia	CUSCO ENRIQUE	$1,000	CEO/OLE MEDIA SERVICES	Apr 2026
Ileana Garcia	COALITION OF ATTAINABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS PC	$1,000	POLITICAL COMMITTEE	Dec 2025
Ileana Garcia	DADE COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION P.A.C.	$1,000	POLITICAL COMMITTEE	Jan 2026
Ileana Garcia	A STRONGER FLORIDA	$1,000	POLITICAL COMMITTEE	Jan 2026
Ileana Garcia	CLOSTER FARMS INC	$1,000	AGRICULTURE	Mar 2025
Ileana Garcia	FERNANDEZ RUDY	$1,000	EXEC VP/UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI	Mar 2026
Ileana Garcia	CHEVRON USA INC	$1,000	ENERGY CORPORATION	Jan 2026
Ileana Garcia	ARMAG III LLC	$1,000	REAL ESTATE	May 2026
Ileana Garcia	CHAMIZO IVETTE	$1,000	REAL ESTATE BROKER	Jan 2026

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Lobbying Activity

No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.

Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift95% confidence

Mandatory Public Transparency Database

Shifts practitioner-pharma interactions from private arrangements to a mandatory, publicly searchable state database managed by the Department of Health.

Department of Health Auditor General