model confidence 90%
Changes the prohibition from after 6 weeks to only in the third trimester (with exceptions), so more abortions are legally allowed earlier in pregnancy.
A physician may not knowingly perform or induce a termination of pregnancy on any person in the third trimester of pregnancy unless one of the following conditions is met:
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Restricts abortion access model confidence 80%
Removes the fatal fetal abnormality exception and the rape/incest/human trafficking exception (while expanding the main exceptions to apply before third trimester), resulting in narrower overall exceptions to the new limit.
[deleted: (c) The pregnancy has not progressed to the third trimester and two physicians certify in writing that, in reasonable medical judgment, the fetus has a fatal fetal abnormality.] [deleted: (d) The pregnancy is the result of rape, incest, or human trafficking and the gestational age of the fetus is not more than 15 weeks...]
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model confidence 90%
Deletes the ban on telehealth for abortions (including medical abortions) and the in-person dispensing requirement for medication abortion, so medication abortion is easier to access.
[deleted: A physician may not use telehealth as defined in s. 456.47 to perform an abortion, including, but not limited to, medical abortions. Any medications intended for use in a medical abortion must be dispensed in person by a physician and may not be dispensed through the United States Postal Service or by any other courier or shipping service.]
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model confidence 90%
Repeals the prohibition on using state funds for travel to another state for abortion services, allowing such use of funds and reducing a barrier to interstate abortion access.
Section 2. Section 286.31, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
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model confidence 90%
Repeals the ban on state funds for sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures, repeals the definition of sex-reassignment procedures and the prohibition on them, and requires Medicaid to reimburse medically necessary gender dysphoria treatment without discrimination, so more access to gender-affir
The agency shall provide reimbursement for medically necessary treatment for or related to gender dysphoria as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, published by the American Psychiatric Association or a comparable or equivalent diagnosis.
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model confidence 80%
Deletes the statutory definition of "sex" based on biology at birth, removing a legal barrier to recognition of gender identity in other statutes.
[deleted: (8) “Sex” means the classification of a person as either male or female based on the organization of the human body of such person for a specific reproductive role, as indicated by the person’s sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, and internal and external genitalia present at birth.]
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Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 80%
Repeals the requirement for hospitals to collect and report patient immigration status data, reducing state-level immigration status enforcement in health care settings.
Section 10. Section 395.3027, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
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Status: Failed
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill primarily expands abortion access by repealing the 6-week ban (replacing with third-trimester limit), removing medication-abortion restrictions and telehealth bans, repealing travel-funding bans, and narrowing some exceptions; it expands transgender healthcare access by repealing bans on gender-affirming care and funding prohibitions while mandating Medicaid coverage; it restricts immigration enforcement by repealing hospital data collection on immigration status. No provisions address firearms. All changes judged solely from added/repealed text shown.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | S | Died in Health Policy |
| 2025-05-03 | S | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 2025-03-04 | S | Introduced |
| 2025-02-28 | S | Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy |
| 2025-02-20 | S | Filed |