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HB1175 • 2026

Safety Design Standards for Office Surgery Suites

Safety Design Standards for Office Surgery Suites

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee ; Redondo
Last action
2026-05-22
Official status
Chapter No. 2026-89
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Safety Design Standards for Office Surgery Suites

Safety Design Standards for Office Surgery Suites; Requires Florida Building Commission & State Fire Marshal to establish safety design standards for certain office surgical suites by specified date; defines "office surgery suite."

What This Bill Does

  • Safety Design Standards for Office Surgery Suites; Requires Florida Building Commission & State Fire Marshal to establish safety design standards for certain office surgical suites by specified date; defines "office surgery suite."

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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851667

Committee amendment H 1175 Filed • Redondo

Adopted without Objection 2/11/2026

Plain English: COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • HB 1175 (2026) Amendment No.
  • 1 851667 - h1175_line12.docx Published On: 2/10/2026 1:38:50 PM Page 1 of 1 COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION ADOPTED (Y/N) ADOPTED AS AMENDED (Y/N) ADOPTED W/O OBJECTION (Y/N) FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N) WITHDRAWN (Y/N) OTHER Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill: Health Professions & 1 Programs Subcommittee 2 Representative Redondo offered the following: 3 4 Amendment (with title amendment) 5 Remove lines 12-15 and insert: 6 Section 1.
  • Section 553.884, Florida Statutes, is created 7 to read: 8 553.884 Office surgery suites; safety design standards.— 9 (1) By January 1, 2027, the Florida Building Commission 10 11 ----------------------------------------------------- 12 T I T L E A M E N D M E N T 13 Remove line 3 and insert: 14 surgery suites; creating s.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-22 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Chapter No. 2026-89

  2. 2026-05-21 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Approved by Governor

  3. 2026-05-06 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. 2026-03-10 Senate

    • Read 2nd time -SJ 747 • Read 3rd time -SJ 747 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 747

  5. 2026-03-10 House

    • In Messages • Ordered enrolled

  6. 2026-03-05 Senate

    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26

  7. 2026-03-04 Senate

    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  8. 2026-03-03 Senate

    • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0

  9. 2026-02-26 Senate

    • Referred to Rules • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building • Received

  10. 2026-02-25 House

    • Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

  11. 2026-02-25 Senate

    • In Messages

  12. 2026-02-19 House

    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)

  13. 2026-02-18 House

    • Favorable by Commerce Committee • Reported out of Commerce Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar

  14. 2026-02-16 House

    • Added to Commerce Committee agenda

  15. 2026-02-12 House

    • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Commerce Committee

  16. 2026-02-11 House

    • Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  17. 2026-02-09 House

    • Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda

  18. 2026-01-28 House

    • Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee • Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee • Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

  19. 2026-01-26 House

    • Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda

  20. 2026-01-15 House

    • Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee • Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  21. 2026-01-13 House

    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  22. 2026-01-07 House

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Safety Design Standards for Office Surgery Suites; Requires Florida Building Commission & State Fire Marshal to establish safety design standards for certain office surgical suites by specified date; defines "office surgery suite."

Current Bill Text

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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

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An act relating to safety design standards for office 2
surgery suites; creating s. 553.884, F.S.; requiring 3
the Florida Building Commission and the State Fire 4
Marshal to establish safety design standards for 5
certain office surgical suites by a specified date; 6
defining the term "office surgery suite"; providing an 7
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. Section 553.884, Florida Statutes, is created 12
to read: 13
553.884 Office surgery suites; safety design standards.— 14
(1) By January 1, 2027, the commission must establish 15
within the Florida Building Code and the State Fire Marshal must 16
establish within the Florida Fire Prevention Code, safety design 17
standards that allow office surgery suites to provide the 18
following services or treatment simultaneously for up to six 19
patients on an outpatient basis: 20
(a) Treatment for patients that renders the patients 21
incapable of taking action for self-preservation under emergency 22
conditions without the assistance of others. 23
(b) Anesthesia that renders the patients incapable of 24
taking action for self-preservation under emergency conditions 25

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without the assistance of others. 26
(c) Treatment for patients who, due to the nature of their 27
injury or illness, are incapable of taking action for self-28
preservation under emergency conditions without the assistance 29
of others. 30
(2) Such standards must be an alternative to the safety 31
design standards for ambulatory health care occupancies. For 32
purposes of this section, an "office surgery suite" is that 33
portion of a physician's office where surgery is performed. 34
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 35