Proposed Expansion of Autonomous Practice for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
March 13, 2026
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The Frame
If enacted, this legislation would have changed the legal requirements for mental health service delivery in Florida, potentially increasing the number of practitioners authorized to provide independent psychiatric care.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
The bill would have expanded the scope of practice for those certified in psychiatric mental health.
Psychiatric mental health patients
These individuals would have had access to mental health services provided by autonomously practicing APRNs.
Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.
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Summary
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Would this bill have allowed all nurses to practice independently?
Could an APRN under this bill issue a medical marijuana certification?
Why It Matters
If enacted, this legislation would have changed the legal requirements for mental health service delivery in Florida, potentially increasing the number of practitioners authorized to provide independent psychiatric care.
News Coverage
Voting Record
Passage, Third Reading
Total
117
Yes
88
No
18
Present
0
Not Voting
11
Abstain
0
How they voted (117)
Dotie Joseph
Democratic · no
Randy Maggard
Republican · yes
Kim Daniels
Democratic · yes
Jon Albert
Republican · yes
Christine Hunschofsky
Democratic · yes
Sam Garrison
Republican · yes
Rita Harris
Democratic · yes
Alex Rizo
Republican · yes
Monique Miller
Republican · yes
Nathan Boyles
Republican · yes
Berny Jacques
Republican · yes
Hillary Cassel
Republican · yes
Tyler Sirois
Republican · yes
Robbie Brackett
Republican · yes
Chip LaMarca
Republican · yes
Danny Nix
Republican · yes
Dianne Hart-Lowman
Democratic · yes
Jennifer Canady
Republican · yes
Lisa Dunkley
Democratic · no
Jason Shoaf
Republican · yes
Bill Conerly
Republican · yes
Vanessa Oliver
Republican · yes
Leonard Spencer
Democratic · not voting
Bruce Antone
Democratic · yes
+ 93 more
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Discoveries
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Expansion of Mental Health Access
The bill represents a targeted effort to integrate mental health services into the existing autonomous practice framework for APRNs.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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