HB 543 Florida House · 2021 Regular Session

Occupational Therapy

Summary

Occupational Therapy; Revises fieldwork experience requirement for certain persons to take examination for licensure as occupational therapist; authorizes licensed occupational therapists to use specified title & initials in accordance with rules of national certifying organization; prohibits certain persons from using specified title & initials; provides criminal penalties.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 16, 2021 Last action Apr 30, 2021

Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2021

How they voted

111–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 118

Apr 23, 2021

D Democratic39

38 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican79

73 Yea 6

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Apr 23, 2021

Lower · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0

lower

Apr 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Amendment 374363 adopted

lower

Apr 20, 2021

Introduced

Amendment 374363 filed

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Mar 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 16, 2021

Introduced

CS Filed

lower

Mar 16, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee

lower

Mar 16, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee

lower

Mar 12, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors