SB 1708: Veterinary Licensure

GENERAL BILL by Gaetz

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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/9/2026 04:01 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1509 (er) by Johnson Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement Last Action: 5/13/2026 Chapter No. 2026-79	Similar

• Analyses (6)

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  • Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting)  1/26/2026
  • Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting)  1/28/2026
  • Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting)  2/11/2026
  • Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting)  2/12/2026
  • Rules (Pre-Meeting)  2/23/2026
  • Rules (Post-Meeting)  2/24/2026

• Committee Votes (3)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  1/27/2026 1:00 PM	S 1708	Regulated Industries	8 Yeas - 0 Nays
  2/12/2026 4:30 PM	S 1708	Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government	9 Yeas - 0 Nays
  2/24/2026 12:00 PM	S 1708	Rules	23 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  474.2125	Temporary license.	Page 2 (pdf)
  474.217	Licensure by endorsement.	Page 1 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
  1/22/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building • Introduced
  1/27/2026	S	• Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  1/28/2026	S	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  2/9/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/12/2026	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  2/13/2026	S	• Now in Rules
  2/19/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/24/2026	S	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  2/25/2026	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3/3/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
  3/6/2026	S	• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 683
  3/9/2026	S	• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 704
  3/10/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 747 • Substituted HB 1509 -SJ 747 • Laid on Table, refer to HB 1509 -SJ 747