SB 7028: Cancer

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy

Cancer; Revising the definitions of the terms “cancer center” and “Florida-based”; defining the term “Cancer Connect Collaborative” or “collaborative”; requiring the collaborative to review all submitted Cancer Innovation Fund grant applications using certain parameters; requiring the Department of Health to appoint peer review panels for a specified purpose; creating the Cancer Connect Collaborative Research Incubator within the department, and overseen by the collaborative, to provide funding for a specified purpose over a specified timeframe, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/26/2025 08:16 AM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1347 by Yarkosky Cancer Treatment and Research Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare
  S 2514 by Appropriations Health and Human Services Last Action: 4/10/2025 S In returning messages	Compare

• Analyses (3)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Health Policy (Post-Meeting)   3/26/2025
  • Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)   4/1/2025
  • Appropriations (Post-Meeting)   4/3/2025

• Committee Votes (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  4/2/2025 9:00 AM	S 7028	Appropriations	18 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Floor Votes (1)

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  Date	Chamber	Result
  4/9/2025 2:06 PM	Senate	37 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  381.915	Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program.	Page 4 [pdf]
  381.922	William G. “Bill” Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program.	Page 14 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  3/20/2025	S	• Submitted for consideration by Health Policy • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  3/25/2025	S	• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
  3/26/2025	S	• Filed • Referred to Appropriations • Introduced
  3/28/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/31/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
  4/2/2025	S	• Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
  4/3/2025	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  4/9/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 374 • Read 3rd time -SJ 375 • Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 375 • Immediately certified -SJ 392
  4/9/2025	H	• In Messages
  5/3/2025	H	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration