# Florida HB 867: Dry Needling by Occupational Therapists Florida HB 867, Dry Needling by Occupational Therapists, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Adam Anderson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-110) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB867-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 867 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Dry Needling by Occupational Therapists - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-23 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-110 - Sponsor: Adam Anderson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee, Health Care Budget Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (149 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New dry-needling rules for Florida occupational therapists: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida’s occupational therapy board must set minimum standards for therapists who perform dry needling. Therapists need 2 years of licensed practice and 50 hours of board-approved, in-person continuing education. An instructor must confirm they have the hands-on skills to p… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adam Anderson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Health & Human Services Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 2 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-05-26: Chapter No. 2026-110 - 2026-05-22: Approved by Governor - 2026-05-21: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-05: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-05: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-05: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 591 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time -SJ 591 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 591 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Substituted for CS/SB 914 -SJ 591 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 591 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-25: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-25: CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 2 (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-25: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-19: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) (House) - 2026-02-12: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-12: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-11: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-11: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-06: Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-28: Now in Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-01-28: Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-28: Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-26: Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-21: Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-21: Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-16: Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-05: Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-23: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/867/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/867/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-12-23: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/867/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/867/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/867/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/867/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB867-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).