HB 1509 - Florida House (2026) - Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement

Sponsor

First Action

Jan 9, 2026

Latest Action

Feb 18, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

1509

State

Florida

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

Chad Johnson

Primary

Lauren Melo

Cosponsor

Susan Plasencia

Cosponsor

House Votes (1)

checkPassed on February 11, 2026

Motion Text

Passage, Third Reading

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bradford Troy "Brad" Yeager

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

Christine Hunschofsky

Yes

Dan Daley

Yes

Dana Lee Trabulsy

Yes

Daniel Antonio "Danny" Alvarez

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson

Yes

Erika Booth

Yes

Fabián Basabe

Yes

Felicia Simone Robinson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

James Vernon "Jim" Mooney, Jr.

Yes

Jason Shoaf

Yes

Jeff Holcomb

Yes

Jenna Persons-Mulicka

Yes

Jennifer "Rita" Harris

Yes

Jennifer Canady

Yes

Jennifer Kincart Jonsson

Yes

Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Karen Gonzalez Pittman

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lindsay Michelle Cross

Yes

Lisa Dunkley

Yes

Marie Paule Woodson

Yes

Meg Weinberger

Yes

Michael "Mike" Gottlieb

Yes

Michael Owen

Yes

Michele K. Rayner-Goolsby

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Peggy Gossett-Seidman

Yes

Philip Wayne "Griff" Griffitts, Jr.

Yes

Rachel Lora Saunders Plakon

Yes

Randall Scott "Randy" Maggard

Yes

RaShon Young

Yes

Richard Gentry

Yes

Rob Long

Yes

Robert A. "Robbie" Brackett

Yes

Robert Alexander "Alex" Andrade

Yes

Robert Charles "Chuck" Brannan III

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Smith

Yes

Susan L. Valdés

Yes

Susan Plasencia

Yes

Taylor Michael Yarkosky

Yes

Thomas Patterson "Patt" Maney

Yes

Tiffany Esposito

Yes

Tobin Rogers "Toby" Overdorf

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

William Cloud "Will" Robinson , Jr.

Yes

Wyman Duggan

Yes

Yvette Benarroch

Yes

Yvonne Hayes Hinson

Yes

Summary

Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement; Revises requirements for licensure by endorsement as veterinarian.

Text (1)

H 1509 Filed

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1509/BillText/Filed/PDF

Documents (2)

Bill Analysis -- Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/28/2026 4:04 PM)

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1509/Analyses/h1509a.IPA.PDF

Bill Analysis -- Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/3/2026 3:48 PM)

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1509/Analyses/h1509c.COM.PDF

Actions (22)

Show Only Major Actions

02/18/2026

Senate

Received

02/12/2026

Senate

Referred to Rules

02/12/2026

Senate

In Messages

02/11/2026

House

Passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0

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

01/28/2026

House

Now in Commerce Committee

01/28/2026

House

Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

01/28/2026

House

Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

01/26/2026

House

Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda

01/15/2026

House

Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

01/15/2026

House

Referred to Commerce Committee

01/15/2026

House

Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

01/13/2026

House

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

01/09/2026

House

Filed

Sources

FL Legislature

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1509/ByCategory

Open States

https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1509/

Record Created

Jan 18, 2026 2:34:18 AM

Record Updated

Mar 2, 2026 11:24:30 AM