Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 652 — Veterinary Professional Associates

Last action — Died in Agriculture

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Veterinary Professional Associates; Citing this act as the “Veterinary Workforce Innovation Act”; authorizing certain individuals to use the title “veterinary professional associate”; authorizing veterinary professional associates to perform certain duties only while under the responsible supervision of a licensed veterinarian; prohibiting such associates from prescribing certain drugs or controlled substances or performing certain surgical procedures, etc.

Bill Text

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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 652 By Senator Bradley 6-00499A-25 2025652__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to veterinary professional associates;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 652 By the Committee on Regulated Industries;
and Senator Bradley 580-02350-25 2025652c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to veterinary professional associates;
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 652 6-00499A-25 2025652__ (2) As used in this section, the term:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 652 580-02350-25 2025652c1 (2) As used in this section, the term:
(b) Perform a surgical procedure, except for veterinary sterilizations or surgical procedures that do not enter a body Page 2 of 3 CODING:
(b) Perform surgical procedures that enter a body cavity, except for veterinary sterilizations.
Surgical procedures must Page 2 of 3 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 652 6-00499A-25 2025652__ cavity.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 652 580-02350-25 2025652c1 be performed under immediate supervision, as defined in s.
Surgical procedures must be performed under immediate supervision, as defined in s.
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Action History

  1. Died in Agriculture

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time

  4. Now in Agriculture

  5. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  6. CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 5 NAYS 2

  7. On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

  8. Introduced

  9. Referred to Regulated Industries; Agriculture; Rules

  10. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 1000
Republican 2201
Unaffiliated 1001
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 5202
% of votes cast 56%22%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Yea
Fine — Not Voting
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Nay
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Not Voting
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 652 do?
Veterinary Professional Associates; Citing this act as the “Veterinary Workforce Innovation Act”; authorizing certain individuals to use the title “veterinary professional associate”; authorizing veterinary professional associates to perform certain duties only while under the responsible supervision of a licensed veterinarian; prohibiting such associates from prescribing certain drugs or controlled substances or performing certain surgical procedures, etc.
Who sponsors SB 652?
SB 652 is sponsored by Bradley, Jennifer (Republican) and Regulated Industries.
What is the current status of SB 652?
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.
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