Florida 2022 Legislative Session Announced

The Florida 2022 Legislative Session is poised to address significant health challenges facing our State. Over the coming weeks Florida Legislators will have to address the impact of COVID-19 on our state, overstrained and under-resourced health systems, and shortages of health care providers to meet our needs.

It is integral that nurses, and informed citizens, engage with their elected representatives to ensure that policy decisions are made that can safely, and effectively, address these problems.

The tentative 2022 Florida Legislative Calendar is listed below:

2022 SESSION DATES
August 1, 2021 Deadline for filing claim bills (Rule 4.81(2))

2022 Interim Committee Weeks
Monday, September 20 – Friday, September 24.
Monday, October 11 – Friday, October 15.
Monday, October 18 – Friday, October 22.
Monday, November 1 – Friday, November 5.
Monday, November 15 – Friday, November 19.
Monday, November 29 – Friday, December 3.

December 3, 2021 5:00 p.m., deadline for submitting requests for drafts of general bills and joint resolutions, including requests for companion bills

January 7, 2022 5:00 p.m., deadline for approving final drafts of general bills and joint resolutions, including companion bills

January 11, 2022 Regular Session convenes (Article III, section 3(b), State Constitution) 12:00 noon, deadline for filing bills for introduction (Rule 3.7(1))

February 26, 2022 Motion to reconsider made and considered the same day (Rule 6.4(4)) All bills are immediately certified (Rule 6.8)

March 1, 2022 50th day – last day for regularly scheduled committee meetings (Rule 2.9(2))

March 11, 2022 60th day – last day of Regular Session (Article III, section 3(d), State Constitution)