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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 914: Dry Needling

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 914 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Dry Needling. Primary sponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican), Health Policy. Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 867 (Ch. 2026-110).

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.

Dry Needling; Defining the terms “dry needling” and “myofascial trigger point”; requiring the Board of Occupational Therapy to establish minimum standards of practice for the performance of dry needling by occupational therapists, including specified standards; requiring the board, if it deems it necessary for patient safety, to adopt additional supervision and training requirements for occupational therapists to perform dry needling on specified areas, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alexis CalatayudPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate38
Health PolicyPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 CS/HB 867 (Ch. 2026-110)
  2. Substituted CS/HB 867
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
  5. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  6. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  7. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  8. Now in Rules
  9. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  10. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
  11. CS by Health Policy read 1st time
  12. Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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