HB 849 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Veterinary Practices

Summary

Veterinary Practices; Authorizing licensed veterinarians to practice veterinary telehealth in accordance with specified criteria; specifying the powers of the Board of Veterinary Medicine related to the practice of telehealth; providing that the practice of veterinary medicine is deemed to occur under specified circumstances; specifying the drugs that a veterinarian practicing telehealth may not provide unless specified conditions are met; providing specific authorizations for cases in which the patient is a food-producing species, etc.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2023

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Signed into Law

Jun 2024

Introduced Dec 12, 2023 Signed Jun 21, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House Feb 1, 2024

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Mar 4, 2024

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

28 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 21, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 6, 2024

Introduced

Amendment 171140 Concur

lower

Mar 4, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 4, 2024

Upper · Passed

Amendment(s) adopted (171140)

upper

Feb 2, 2024

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Commerce Committee

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Commerce Committee

lower

Jan 19, 2024

Lower · Passed

Added to Commerce Committee agenda

lower

Jan 11, 2024

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Jan 11, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

lower

Jan 11, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

lower

Jan 9, 2024

Lower · Passed

Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda

lower

Dec 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

lower

Dec 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Dec 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 9 co-sponsors