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type: "Bill"
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title: "Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement"
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description: "Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement; Revises requirements for licensure by endorsement as veterinarian."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1509"
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citation: "Florida HB 1509 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-79"
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primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-01-09"
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last_action: "2026-05-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70adc6a1-3825-4abe-b098-6e79323b1771"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1509/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "2519510194b4306d93e4230ba03f99615e8485bd2c394b94066474b6cd9d865a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 1509 (2026) — Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement
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Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement; Revises requirements for licensure by endorsement as veterinarian.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-79.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 1509 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1509/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 1509 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1509/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage, Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Johnson — primary (person)
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- Melo — cosponsor (person)
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- Plasencia — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-09** Filed `filing`
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- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-15** Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15** Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-26** Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-01-28** Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-28** Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-28** Now in Commerce Committee
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- **2026-01-30** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-03** Favorable by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-03** Reported out of Commerce Committee
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- **2026-02-03** Bill released to House Calendar
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- **2026-02-03** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-05** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
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- **2026-02-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-11** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-11** Passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-02-12** In Messages
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- **2026-02-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-18** Received `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-10** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-10** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-10** Substituted for SB 1708
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- **2026-03-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** In Messages
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- **2026-03-10** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-05-11** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-12** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-13** Chapter No. 2026-79
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## Source
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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).
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