Bill Commons

FL SB 478

dead

Music Therapy

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 478 pass?

No. FL SB 478 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Health Policy

What is FL SB 478 about?

Music Therapy; Creating the Music Therapy Advisory Committee within the Department of Health for a specified purpose; authorizing the committee to facilitate the development of certain materials and act as a facilitator of statewide dissemination of information between certain entities; requiring the department to issue a license to practice as a professional music therapist to applicants meeting specified criteria; specifying collaboration requirements for licensees engaging in the practice of music therapy, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 478?

Smith is the primary sponsor of FL SB 478, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Music Therapy; Creating the Music Therapy Advisory Committee within the Department of Health for a specified purpose; authorizing the committee to facilitate the development of certain materials and act as a facilitator of statewide dissemination of information between certain entities; requiring the department to issue a license to practice as a professional music therapist to applicants meeting specified criteria; specifying collaboration requirements for licensees engaging in the practice of music therapy, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Health Policy
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Smithprimary
  • Calatayudcosponsor
  • Arringtoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Health Policy

    failure

  2. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-07

    Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-12-18

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/478/ByCategory

Attribution

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