Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 1722 — Acupuncture

Last action — Died in Health Policy

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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 2025 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Acupuncture; Revising licensure requirements for acupuncturists; revising requirements for continuing education programs for acupuncturists; prohibiting persons not licensed to practice acupuncture from using specified titles or letters in connection with their names or places of business, etc.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill revises and updates various definitions, licensure requirements, and continuing education standards for acupuncturists in Florida.

  • Section 457.102

    any person licensed under as provided in this chapter to practice acupuncture as a primary health care provider. → a non-physician practitioner of the healing arts.

    Clarifies that an acupuncturist is a non-physician practitioner.

  • Section 457.105

    Application fee: $300.

    Retains the application fee requirement for licensure.

  • Section 457.105

    2.4. Initial biennial licensure fee: $400, if licensed in the first half of the biennium, and $200, if licensed in the second half of the biennium. → 4. Initial biennial licensure fee: $400, if licensed in the first half of the biennium, and $200, if licensed in the second half of the biennium.

    Updates the numbering of the initial biennial licensure fee to align with the new organization of the section.

  • Section 457.107

    The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements of up to 30 hours biennially as a condition for renewal of a license.

    Maintains a requirement for continuing education for license renewal.

  • Section 457.106

    Exemptions.—This chapter does not apply to: (1) Other duly licensed health care practitioners acting within their authorized scope of practice.

    Establishes exemptions for other licensed health care practitioners.

  • Section 457.106

    (2) An acupuncture student enrolled in an acupuncture college or program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Education who is participating in either: (a) A community-based internship... (b) An acupuncture college clinical internship...

    Allows acupuncture students to perform certain procedures under supervision.

Action History

  1. Died in Health Policy

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Introduced

  4. Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules

  5. Filed

Sponsors

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

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1722 do?
Acupuncture; Revising licensure requirements for acupuncturists; revising requirements for continuing education programs for acupuncturists; prohibiting persons not licensed to practice acupuncture from using specified titles or letters in connection with their names or places of business, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1722?
SB 1722 is sponsored by Wright, Tom A. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1722?
This bill died with 2025 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 1722?
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