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HB0887 • 2026

Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards for Veterans

Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards for Veterans

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Valdés ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Eskamani ; López, J. ; Mooney ; Salzman
Last action
2026-03-13
Official status
Senate - Died in Rules
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about the effective date or any additional requirements beyond proof of veteran status, so these aspects are omitted from the explanation.

Medical Marijuana ID Cards for Veterans

This bill allows the Florida Department of Health to charge a reduced fee of $15 for medical marijuana identification cards for honorably discharged veterans.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a new rule that lets the Department of Health give a reduced fee of $15 to veterans who need medical marijuana ID cards.
  • Requires veterans applying for these cards to show proof they are veterans, like a DD-214 form or a veteran's identification card.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Honorably discharged veterans in Florida who need medical marijuana ID cards.
  • The Department of Health which will handle these applications and issue the reduced-fee cards.

Terms To Know

DD-214 form
A document given to service members when they leave military service, showing their discharge status.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only affects honorably discharged veterans in Florida.
  • It does not change the rules for other medical marijuana users or non-veterans.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 Senate

    • Died in Rules

  2. 2026-03-04 House

    • Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0

  3. 2026-03-04 Senate

    • In Messages • Referred to Rules • Received

  4. 2026-02-26 House

    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)

  5. 2026-02-24 House

    • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar

  6. 2026-02-20 House

    • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

  7. 2026-02-05 House

    • Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee

  8. 2026-02-03 House

    • Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda

  9. 2026-01-29 House

    • Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee

  10. 2026-01-27 House

    • Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda

  11. 2026-01-13 House

    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  12. 2026-01-05 House

    • Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

  13. 2025-12-23 House

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards for Veterans; Authorizes DOH to charge a reduced fee for issuance, replacement, or renewal of ID card for honorably discharged veteran; provides requirements for proof of identification.

Current Bill Text

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HB 887 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to medical marijuana use registry 2
identification cards for veterans; amending s. 3
381.986, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Health to 4
charge a reduced fee for the issuance, replacement, or 5
renewal of an identification card for an honorably 6
discharged veteran; providing requirements for proof 7
of identification; providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (7) of 12
section 381.986, Florida Statutes, to read: 13
381.986 Medical use of marijuana.— 14
(7) IDENTIFICATION CARDS.— 15
(f) The department shall charge a reduced fee of $15 for 16
the issuance, replacement, or renewal of an identification card 17
for a qualified patient who is a veteran, as defined in s. 18
1.01(14), if the application includes a copy of any of the 19
following as proof of veteran status: 20
1. A DD-214 form; 21
2. A Department of Veterans Affairs identification card or 22
a Uniformed Services identification card indicating retired 23
status; or 24
3. A Florida driver license bearing the veteran 25

HB 887 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

designation. 26
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 27