Florida House Bill 1235

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Health & Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates Respiratory Care Interstate Compact; provides purpose & objectives; requires member states to meet certain requirements to join & participate in compact; provides criteria that licensee must satisfy to practice under compact; provides requirements for renewal of equivalent license in member state; authorizes active military member & his or her spouse to be deemed as having home state license; requires member states to report adverse actions taken against license of occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by other member states; establishes Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission; provides for jurisdiction & venue for court proceedings; provides membership, duties, & powers; requires member states to participate in exchange of specified information; authorizes commission to adopt rules & bylaws; provides for development, maintenance, & use of coordinated database & reporting system; requires member states to submit specified information to data system; provides requirements for information in data system; provides rulemaking procedures; provides for state enforcement of compact; provides for termination of compact membership; provides procedures for resolution of certain disputes.

Respiratory Care Interstate Compact

Rep. William Conerly [R]

2026-02-12 - House - House Health Care Budget Subcommittee (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-03 - House - House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died in Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-12	House	Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-12	House	Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee
2026-02-12	House	Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee
2026-02-10	House	Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
2026-02-04	House	Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
2026-02-04	House	Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
2026-02-03	House	Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
2026-01-30	House	Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-15	House	Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-08	House	Filed

H1237 (Related) 2026-03-13 - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
S970 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Health Policy
S972 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Health Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
456	076		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	353		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	355		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	361		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	371		Amended Code	See Bill Text
768	28		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1235
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1235/BillText/Filed/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1235/Analyses/h1235.HPP.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1235/Analyses/h1235a.HPP.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1235/Analyses/h1235b.HCB.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1235/Analyses/h1235c.HCB.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75943&IsPCB=0&BillId=83932
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76433&IsPCB=0&BillId=83932