FL SB 1708
introducedVeterinary 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
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Gaetzprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-09
Filed
filing
2026-01-16
Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
referral-committee
2026-01-22
On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-22
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-27
Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-28
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
2026-02-09
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-12
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-13
Now in Rules
2026-02-19
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-24
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-03
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
2026-03-06
Retained on Special Order Calendar
2026-03-09
Retained on Special Order Calendar
2026-03-10
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-10
Substituted HB 1509
2026-03-10
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1509 (Ch. 2026-79)
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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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