Florida 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 448 — Veterinary Telehealth

Last action — Died in Regulated Industries

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Veterinary Telehealth; Citing this act as the “Providing Equity in Telemedicine Services (PETS) Act”; defining the term “telemedicine”; authorizing veterinarians to practice telemedicine; requiring veterinarians using telemedicine to establish a veterinarian/client/patient relationship and meet certain professional standards; authorizing employees, agents, or contractors of animal control authorities to administer rabies vaccinations under certain circumstances; providing that a supervising veterinarian assumes responsibility for any person vaccinating animals at the supervising veterinarian’s discretion or under his or her supervision, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Regulated Industries

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 02/10/22, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building --Not Received

  4. On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/08/22, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed

  5. On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/18/22, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed

  6. Introduced

  7. Referred to Regulated Industries; Agriculture; Rules

  8. Filed

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

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Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 448 do?
Veterinary Telehealth; Citing this act as the “Providing Equity in Telemedicine Services (PETS) Act”; defining the term “telemedicine”; authorizing veterinarians to practice telemedicine; requiring veterinarians using telemedicine to establish a veterinarian/client/patient relationship and meet certain professional standards; authorizing employees, agents, or contractors of animal control authorities to administer rabies vaccinations under certain circumstances; providing that a supervising veterinarian assumes responsibility for any person vaccinating animals at the supervising veterinarian’s discretion or under his or her supervision, etc.
Who sponsors SB 448?
SB 448 is sponsored by Brodeur, Jason (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 448?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 448?
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