# Florida SB 1708: Veterinary Licensure

Florida SB 1708, Veterinary Licensure, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Don Gaetz (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-10 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1509 (Ch. 2026-79) -SJ 747) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1708-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1708
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Veterinary Licensure
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-03-10, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1509 (Ch. 2026-79) -SJ 747
- Sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Regulated Industries, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (40 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Regulated Industries Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-10: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1509 (Ch. 2026-79) -SJ 747 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Substituted HB 1509 -SJ 747 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time -SJ 747 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 704 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 683 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1708/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1708/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed)
- HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed)

## Sources
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1708/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1708/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
- [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026)
- [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1708-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).