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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 805: Veterinary Medicine

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 805 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Veterinary Medicine. Primary sponsor: Lauren Melo (Republican), Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Rules.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lauren MeloPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Industries & Professional Activities SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Chad JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Rules
  2. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. CS passed; YEAS 94, NAYS 16
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill released to House Calendar
  12. Reported out of Commerce Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source