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Senate committee backs uterine fibroid research database with privacy guardrails

Florida Senate Committee on Health Policy · February 11, 2026

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Summary

SB 196 would add uterine fibroids to the Department of Health disease reporting framework and create a research database; an amendment was adopted to prohibit personal identifying information and to tie the effective date to related legislation.

Senate Bill 196 to create a uterine fibroid research database was reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Health Policy after the sponsor added an amendment to protect patient privacy and set a contingent effective date.

Sponsor Senator Sharif said the bill would strengthen public health data and research coordination to improve diagnosis, treatment and awareness for a condition that affects many women and can have significant health and economic consequences. The amendment adopted in committee clarifies that the registry may not include personally identifying information and preserves confidentiality for research use.

A woman who testified recounted severe menstrual bleeding and clinical impacts she attributed to fibroids and urged support. Senators expressed bipartisan support for additional research and for privacy safeguards; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute.