HB 1235 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Respiratory Care Interstate Compact

Summary
Respiratory Care Interstate Compact; Creates Respiratory Care Interstate Compact; provides purpose & objectives; requires member states to meet certain requirements to join & participate in compact; provides criteria that licensee must satisfy to practice under compact; provides requirements for renewal of equivalent license in member state; authorizes active military member & his or her spouse to be deemed as having home state license; requires member states to report adverse actions taken against license of occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by other member states; establishes Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission; provides for jurisdiction & venue for court proceedings; provides membership, duties, & powers; requires member states to participate in exchange of specified information; authorizes commission to adopt rules & bylaws; provides for development, maintenance, & use of coordinated database & reporting system; requires member states to submit specified information to data system; provides requirements for information in data system; provides rulemaking procedures; provides for state enforcement of compact; provides for termination of compact membership; provides procedures for resolution of certain disputes.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Bill Conerly
Bill Conerly
RRepublican
FL
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