Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 805
Session 2026
Veterinary Medicine
Active
Active
Passed House on Feb 11, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
First Action
Dec 17, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 18, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
805
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Cosponsor
Republican
Cosponsor
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 11, 2026
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Didn't Vote
Summary
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.
Documents (3)
Bill Analysis -- Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/21/2026 7:44 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/3/2026 3:43 PM)
666787 - Strike All Amendment to H 805 Filed
02/18/2026
Senate
Received
02/12/2026
Senate
Referred to Rules
02/12/2026
Senate
In Messages
02/11/2026
House
CS passed; YEAS 94, NAYS 16
02/11/2026
House
Read 3rd time
02/11/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
02/11/2026
House
Read 2nd time
02/05/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
02/03/2026
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
02/03/2026
House
Bill released to House Calendar
02/03/2026
House
Reported out of Commerce Committee
02/03/2026
House
Favorable by Commerce Committee
01/30/2026
House
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
01/21/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
01/21/2026
House
Now in Commerce Committee
01/21/2026
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
01/20/2026
House
CS Filed
01/20/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
01/20/2026
House
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
01/20/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
01/15/2026
House
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
01/05/2026
House
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
01/05/2026
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
01/05/2026
House
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
12/17/2025
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:13 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:22 AM