HB 729 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Veterinary Professional Associates

Summary

Veterinary Professional Associates; Authorizes certain individuals to use title "veterinary professional associate"; authorizes veterinary professional associates to perform certain duties only while under responsible supervision of licensed veterinarian; specifies certain education requirements; prohibits such associates from prescribing certain drugs or controlled substances or performing certain surgical procedures; provides that supervising veterinarians are liable for the acts or omissions of veterinary professional associates under their supervision.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 729 Filed → H 729 c1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add specific educational and training requirements for veterinary professional associates, including 100 hours of in-person clinical skills training and 200 hours of clinical rotations. The text was also reformatted from a filed version to a committee version, with some minor wording adjustments to clarify prohibitions on prescribing drugs and performing surgical procedures.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's requirements was expanded to include mandatory training hours and verification processes for veterinary professional associates.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for 100 hours of in-person clinical skills training and 200 hours of clinical rotations for veterinary professional associate candidates.

Added requirement that training compliance must be verified through documented assessments by licensed veterinary professionals.

DEFINITION

Modified the definition of prohibited activities to more clearly specify restrictions on prescribing drugs and performing surgical procedures entering body cavities.

TECHNICAL

Changed document status from filed bill to committee version and updated page numbering from 3 pages to 4 pages.

Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

109–0

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 118

Apr 9, 2025

D Democratic34

33 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican84

76 Yea 8

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Commerce Committee agenda

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors