Florida House Bill 631 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Health & Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Revises member composition requirements for Board of Optometry; revises circumstances under which certified optometrist may administer or prescribe ocular pharmaceutical agents; requires board to adopt negative formulary of ocular pharmaceutical agents certified optometrists are prohibited from administering or prescribing; authorizes certified optometrists to perform laser & non-laser ophthalmic procedures & therapies; requires board to determine required content, grading criteria, & passing score for licensure examination for certified optometrists; authorizes certified optometrists to remove superficial foreign bodies.

Optometry

House Professions and Public Health Subcommittee

Rep. Alejandro Rizo [R]

2021-03-23 - House - House Professions & Public Health Subcommittee (Y: 14 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-30	House	Died in Health & Human Services Committee
2021-03-26	House	Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2021-03-26	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2021-03-25	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2021-03-24	House	CS Filed
2021-03-24	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2021-03-24	House	Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
2021-03-23	House	Favorable with CS by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
2021-03-19	House	Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-02-18	House	Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
2021-02-01	House	Filed

S876 (Same As) 2021-04-30 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
463	002		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	003		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	005		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	0055		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	0056		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	0057		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	006		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	009		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	0135		Amended Code	See Bill Text
463	014		Amended Code	See Bill Text
641	31		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/631
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/631/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/631/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/631/Amendment/585073/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/631/Analyses/h0631.PPH.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/631/Analyses/h0631a.PPH.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=59162&IsPCB=0&BillId=70983