# Florida HB 731: Standardized Tests for Admission to Medical Institutions of Higher Education

Florida HB 731, Standardized Tests for Admission to Medical Institutions of Higher Education, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Lauren Melo (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-16 (Died in Education & Employment Committee) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 731
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Standardized Tests for Admission to Medical Institutions of Higher Education
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-06-16, Died in Education & Employment Committee
- Sponsor: Lauren Melo (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Government Operations Subcommittee, Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee, Education & Employment Committee, State Affairs Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lauren Melo (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Government Operations Subcommittee

## Actions (17)

- 2025-06-16: Died in Education & Employment Committee (House)
- 2025-05-03: Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (House)
- 2025-03-27: Now in Education & Employment Committee (House)
- 2025-03-27: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House)
- 2025-03-26: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2025-03-26: CS Filed (House)
- 2025-03-26: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2025-03-26: Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-25: Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-21: PCS added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-02-26: Now in Government Operations Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-19: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- c1, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/731/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/731/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/731/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/731/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB731-2025 (as of 2026-10-18).