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FL SB 1708

introduced

Veterinary Licensure

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Veterinary Licensure; Deleting the requirement for an applicant for licensure by endorsement to have held a valid active license to practice veterinary medicine in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States for a specified amount of time; requiring applicants to hold a valid, active license in good standing to practice veterinary medicine in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1509 (Ch. 2026-79)
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gaetzprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-09

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2026-01-16

    Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-22

    On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  4. 2026-01-22

    Introduced

    introduction

  5. 2026-01-27

    Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-01-28

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

  7. 2026-02-09

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  8. 2026-02-12

    Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-02-13

    Now in Rules

  10. 2026-02-19

    On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  11. 2026-02-24

    Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-02-25

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  13. 2026-03-03

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26

  14. 2026-03-06

    Retained on Special Order Calendar

  15. 2026-03-09

    Retained on Special Order Calendar

  16. 2026-03-10

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2026-03-10

    Substituted HB 1509

  18. 2026-03-10

    Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1509 (Ch. 2026-79)

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable

    2026-01-27 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Bernard: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Bradley: other
  • Favorable

    2026-02-12 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Arrington: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Pizzo: other
    • Berman: other
  • Favorable

    2026-02-24 · pass · 23-0

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Avila: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Pizzo: other

Related bills

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