Florida · House Bill 731 · 2025 Regular Session

Standardized Tests for Admission to Medical Institutions of Higher Education

HB 731 Sponsored by Lauren Melo Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 19, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 26, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Standardized Tests for Admission to Medical Institutions of Higher Education; Requires medical institutions of higher education to have standardized admissions test focused on specified knowledge & skills.

Every action

17 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 9 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  5. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  6. CommitteeNow in Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  7. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  8. HousePCS added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
  9. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee14–4 vote
  1. CommitteeReported out of Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  2. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  3. HouseCS Filed
  4. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  5. CommitteeReferred to Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  6. CommitteeNow in Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 House Government Operations Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 14

No · 4

 Passed 14–4

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Lauren MeloR Primary sponsor · District 82
  • GO Government Operations Subcommittee Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.