Florida House Bill 849 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 24 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-06-24 - Chapter No. 2024-260
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizing licensed veterinarians to practice veterinary telehealth in accordance with specified criteria; specifying the powers of the Board of Veterinary Medicine related to the practice of telehealth; providing that the practice of veterinary medicine is deemed to occur under specified circumstances; specifying the drugs that a veterinarian practicing telehealth may not provide unless specified conditions are met; providing specific authorizations for cases in which the patient is a food-producing species, etc.

Veterinary Practices

Rep. Sam Killebrew [R]	Rep. James Buchanan [R]	Rep. Kristen Arrington [D]	Rep. Joseph Casello [D]
Rep. Lindsay Cross [D]	Rep. Kimberly Daniels [D]	Rep. Alina Garcia [R]	Rep. Chip LaMarca [R]
Rep. Ralph Massullo [R]	Rep. Stan McClain [R]	Rep. Susan Plasencia [R]	Rep. Susan Valdes [D]

2024-03-06 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#875 (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#33 (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#569 (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House Commerce Committee (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-01-11 - House - House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-06-24		Chapter No. 2024-260
2024-06-21		Approved by Governor
2024-06-07		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2024-03-06	House	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2024-03-06	House	Passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
2024-03-06	House	Amendment 171140 Concur
2024-03-06	House	Added to Senate Message List
2024-03-04	House	In Messages
2024-03-04	Senate	Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
2024-03-04	Senate	Read 3rd time
2024-03-04	Senate	Amendment(s) adopted (171140)
2024-03-04	Senate	Read 2nd time
2024-03-04	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1040
2024-03-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2024-03-04	Senate	Withdrawn from Rules
2024-02-06	Senate	Received
2024-02-02	Senate	Referred to Rules
2024-02-01	Senate	In Messages
2024-02-01	House	Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
2024-02-01	House	Read 3rd time
2024-02-01	House	Read 2nd time
2024-01-24	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/1/2024)
2024-01-24	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2024-01-24	House	Bill released to House Calendar
2024-01-24	House	Reported out of Commerce Committee
2024-01-23	House	Favorable by Commerce Committee
2024-01-19	House	Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2024-01-11	House	Now in Commerce Committee
2024-01-11	House	Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2024-01-11	House	Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2024-01-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2024-01-09	House	Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
2023-12-27	House	Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-12-27	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2023-12-27	House	Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-12-12	House	Filed

S1040 (Same As) 2024-03-04 - Laid on Table, refer to HB 849
S1162 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Regulated Industries

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
474	202		Amended Code	See Bill Text
474	2021		Amended Code	See Bill Text
474	2165		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/Amendment/171140/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/Analyses/h0849.RRS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/Analyses/h0849b.RRS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/Analyses/h0849c.COM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/Analyses/h0849d.COM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/Analyses/h0849z.RRS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/Analyses/h0849z1.RRS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=69955&IsPCB=0&BillId=79486
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=70335&IsPCB=0&BillId=79486
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/Vote/HouseVote_h00849__569.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/Vote/SenateVote_h00849__033.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/849/Vote/HouseVote_h00849__875.PDF