FloridaVeterinary Medicine
What it does
Veterinary Medicine; Defines "veterinary professional associate"; increases amount of time for which prescriptions based solely on veterinary telehealth evaluation may be issued for certain drugs; revises applicability of certain exemptions; provides requirements for veterinary professional associates to receive certificates of registration from DBPR; requires department to make list of veterinary professional associate registrants publicly available on its website; authorizes department to suspend registration of veterinary professional associate upon certain determination by Board of Veterinary Medicine; authorizes department to rescind registration of veterinary professional associate; prohibits person from holding himself or herself out as veterinary professional associate; authorizes registered veterinary professional associate to engage in practice of veterinary medicine; prohibits registered veterinary professional associate from taking certain actions.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 13Died in RulesDied
- Feb 18ReceivedMinor
- Feb 12Referred to RulesMinor
- Feb 12In Messages
- Feb 11CS passed; YEAS 94, NAYS 16Passed House
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 11Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Feb 11Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 5Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
- Feb 3Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Vote recorded Favorable (Commerce Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Bill released to House Calendar
- Feb 3Reported out of Commerce Committee
- Feb 3Favorable by Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Jan 30Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- Jan 211st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Jan 21Now in Commerce Committee
- Jan 21Referred to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Jan 20CS FiledMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Jan 20Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Jan 20Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 15Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- Jan 5Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Jan 5Referred to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Jan 5Referred to Industries & Professional Activities SubcommitteeMinor
- 2025
- Dec 17FiledIntroduced