The Florida Senate passed a medical freedom bill that included allowing ivermectin sales without prescription, but House Speaker Daniel Perez refused to bring it up for a vote during the special session, effectively killing it. DeSantis publicly backed the measure and accused House Republicans of caving to pharmaceutical and tech interests. The bill was part of a broader package addressing vaccine exemptions; Perez cited concern about measles outbreaks and federal AI preemption as reasons to block the measures.