---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement"
description: "Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement; Revises requirements for licensure by endorsement as veterinarian."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1509"
citation: "Florida HB 1509 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2026-79"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-09"
last_action: "2026-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70adc6a1-3825-4abe-b098-6e79323b1771"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1509/ByCategory"
source_hash: "2519510194b4306d93e4230ba03f99615e8485bd2c394b94066474b6cd9d865a"
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 1509 (2026) — Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement

Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement; Revises requirements for licensure by endorsement as veterinarian.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-79.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 1509 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1509/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1509 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1509/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Melo — cosponsor (person)
- Plasencia — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-09** Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- **2026-01-26** Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-01-28** Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-28** Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- **2026-01-28** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2026-01-30** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2026-02-03** Favorable by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2026-02-03** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2026-02-03** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-05** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
- **2026-02-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-11** Passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-12** In Messages
- **2026-02-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-10** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-10** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-10** Substituted for SB 1708
- **2026-03-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-10** In Messages
- **2026-03-10** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-05-11** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-13** Chapter No. 2026-79

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70adc6a1-3825-4abe-b098-6e79323b1771`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).