---
type: "Bill"
title: "Rabies Vaccinations"
description: "Rabies Vaccinations; Authorizes certain persons to administer rabies vaccinations to certain animals under indirect supervision of veterinarian; defines \"indirect supervision.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 303"
citation: "Florida HB 303 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-258"
primary_sponsors: ["Killebrew"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-10-31"
last_action: "2024-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90b4d608-af70-45ed-8f7c-0dbfb2994709"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/303/ByCategory"
source_hash: "7434fc2678b18b9f24ed68ffa8636671f66c871770d37b1039225eef8b7a8cb8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 303 (2024) — Rabies Vaccinations

Rabies Vaccinations; Authorizes certain persons to administer rabies vaccinations to certain animals under indirect supervision of veterinarian; defines "indirect supervision."

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-258.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 303 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/303/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 303 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/303/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 303 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/303/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Killebrew — primary (person)
- Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Bell — cosponsor (person)
- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- Massullo — cosponsor (person)
- McClain — cosponsor (person)
- Valdés — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-10-31** Filed `filing`
- **2023-11-13** Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-13** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-13** Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
- **2023-12-06** Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-12-13** Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-12-14** Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
- **2023-12-14** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-12-14** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-12-19** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-19** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-01-19** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2024-01-23** Favorable by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-24** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2024-01-24** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2024-01-24** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-01-24** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/1/2024)
- **2024-02-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-01** CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-01** In Messages
- **2024-02-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-02-14** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-02-14** Substituted for SB 334
- **2024-02-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-14** Immediately certified
- **2024-02-14** In Messages
- **2024-02-14** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-06-07** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-21** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-06-24** Chapter No. 2024-258

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90b4d608-af70-45ed-8f7c-0dbfb2994709`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).