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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1708: Veterinary Licensure

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1708 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Veterinary Licensure. Primary sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1509 (Ch. 2026-79).

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 Licensure; Deleting the requirement for an applicant for licensure by endorsement to have held a valid active license to practice veterinary medicine in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States for a specified amount of time; requiring applicants to hold a valid, active license in good standing to practice veterinary medicine in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Don GaetzPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“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. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1509 (Ch. 2026-79)
  2. Substituted HB 1509
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Retained on Special Order Calendar
  5. Retained on Special Order Calendar
  6. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
  7. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  8. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  9. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  10. Now in Rules
  11. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  12. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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