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HB 327FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

Changes to Uterine Fibroid Research Database Privacy Rules

Original title: Uterine Fibroid Research Database

November 4, 2025

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Where This Stands

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Signed

Currently Ordered engrossed, then enrolled. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Signed.

Procedural history

20 actions
  1. Feb 26, 2026House
    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
  2. Jan 27, 2026House
    Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3. Jan 27, 2026House
    Bill released to House Calendar
  4. Jan 27, 2026House
    Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
  5. Jan 27, 2026HouseCommittee
    Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
  6. Jan 23, 2026House
    Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
Show 14 earlier actions
  1. Jan 20, 2026House
    Now in Health & Human Services Committee
  2. Jan 20, 2026House
    Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  3. Jan 20, 2026HouseCommittee
    Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  4. Jan 15, 2026House
    Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
  5. Jan 15, 2026House
    Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  6. Jan 15, 2026House
    Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  7. Jan 14, 2026HouseCommittee
    Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  8. Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  9. Jan 12, 2026House
    Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
  10. Nov 12, 2025House
    Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  11. Nov 12, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
  12. Nov 12, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  13. Nov 12, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  14. Nov 4, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

This change alters the data collection standards for women diagnosed with or treated for uterine fibroids, potentially allowing for more detailed patient tracking in state research databases if the contingency bill is enacted.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Women diagnosed with or treated for uterine fibroids

Their personal identifying information may be included in the state research database if the bill becomes law.

Medical researchers

They may gain access to more detailed patient data for research purposes.

What changed

Current stage: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled.

What's next

Signed.

Background

  • The Uterine Fibroid Research Database was established to collect data to improve public awareness and research outcomes regarding uterine fibroids. context

Summary

This bill removes the current legal restriction that prevents the state's uterine fibroid research database from collecting about patients. The change will only take effect if related legislation, specifically HB 1515 or similar, is also passed into law.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my personal information be added to the database immediately?
No. The change only takes effect if HB 1515 or similar legislation is also passed into law.
What does this bill change regarding patient privacy?
It deletes the current requirement that the uterine fibroid research database must exclude of patients.

Why It Matters

This change alters the data collection standards for women diagnosed with or treated for uterine fibroids, potentially allowing for more detailed patient tracking in state research databases if the contingency bill is enacted.

News Coverage

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Voting Record

Outcome not reportedhouse1/27/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee)

Total

35

Yes

35

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

Outcome not reportedhouse1/20/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable (Health Care Budget Subcommittee)

Total

16

Yes

13

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

3

Abstain

0

Outcome not reportedhouse1/14/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable (Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee)

Total

30

Yes

30

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

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Discoveries

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

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Data Privacy Reversal

The bill explicitly removes a privacy protection that previously prohibited the collection of personal identifying information in a state health database.

Uterine Fibroid Research Database

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Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy20
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  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz10
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