Florida · Senate Bill 172 · 2025 Regular Session

Health Care Practitioner Specialty Titles and Designations

SB 172 Sponsored by Colleen Burton Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 24, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 25, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Providing circumstances under which the Department of Health may issue a notice to cease and desist and pursue other remedies upon finding probable cause; prohibiting the use of specified titles and designations by health care practitioners not licensed as physicians or osteopathic physicians, as applicable, with an exception; providing that the use of such titles and designations constitutes the unlicensed practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, as applicable; authorizing the department to pursue specified remedies for such violations, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 13 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Rules · Senate Health Policy
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
  5. CommitteeCS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 · Senate Health Policy7–3 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  8. CommitteeCS by Health Policy read 1st time · Senate Health Policy
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1 · Senate Rules22–1 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  13. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  2. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 376
  3. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 376
  4. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 37637–0 vote
  5. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 392
  6. HouseIn Messages
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 376 · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 9, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 Senate committee CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 Passed 7–3
Apr 1, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1 Passed 22–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Colleen BurtonR Primary sponsor · District 12
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • HP Health Policy Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.