Florida · Senate Bill 796 · 2026 Regular Session

Veterinary Medicine

SB 796 Sponsored by Jennifer Bradley Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 9, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 16, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jan 1, 2027

What it does

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

Veterinary Medicine; Citing this act as the “Veterinary Workforce Innovation Act”; increasing the amount of time for which prescriptions based solely on a veterinary telehealth evaluation may be issued for certain drugs; providing requirements for veterinary professional associates to receive certificates of registration from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; requiring the department to make a…

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Veterinary Medicine; Citing this act as the “Veterinary Workforce Innovation Act”; increasing the amount of time for which prescriptions based solely on a veterinary telehealth evaluation may be issued for certain drugs; providing requirements for veterinary professional associates to receive certificates of registration from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; requiring the department to make a list of veterinary professional associate registrants publicly available on its website; authorizing the department to rescind the registration of a veterinary professional associate under certain circumstances, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 9 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules · Senate Regulated Industries
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Regulated Industries
  4. CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Regulated Industries9–0 vote
  5. SenateIntroduced
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  8. CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries read 1st time · Senate Regulated Industries
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  1. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government11–0 vote
  2. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  4. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1 · Senate Rules21–1 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  7. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  8. SenateDied on Calendar

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 12, 2026 Senate Regulated Industries CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 9–0
Feb 4, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 11–0
Mar 3, 2026 Senate Rules CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1 21–1

Sponsors

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

  • Jennifer BradleyR Primary sponsor · District 6
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • RI Regulated Industries Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

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