Florida House Bill 1381

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires respective boards of occupations, or DBPR if there is no board, to allow licensure by endorsement if applicant meets certain criteria; requires applicants of professions that require fingerprints for criminal history checks to submit such fingerprints before board or DBPR issues license by endorsement; requires that costs associated with fingerprint processing be borne by applicant; if fingerprints are submitted through authorized agency or vendor, requiring such agency or vendor to collect processing fees & remit them to FDLE; requires applicable health care regulatory boards, or DOH if there is no board, to issue license or certificate to applicants who meet specified conditions; requires DOH to verify certain information using National Practitioner Data Bank; specifies circumstances under which person is ineligible for license; authorizes boards or DOH to revoke license upon specified finding; authorizes boards or DOH to require that applicants successfully complete jurisprudential examination; requires DOH to submit annual report to Governor & Legislature by specified date; revises licensure by endorsement requirements for practice of acupuncture, medicine, professional or practical nursing, pharmacy, midwifery, speech-language pathology & audiology, nursing home administration, occupational therapy, radiology, respiratory therapy, dietetics & nutrition, electrology, massage therapy, opticianry, physical therapy, physical therapist assistantship, psychology & school psychology, & clinical social work, marriage & family therapy, & mental health counseling, respectively; authorizes boards & DOH to continue processing applications for licensure by endorsement, as authorized under Florida Statutes (2023), for specified timeframe.

Interstate Mobility

Rep. Daniel Alvarez [R]

Rep. Alina Garcia [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-08	House	Died in Commerce Committee
2024-01-13	House	Now in Commerce Committee
2024-01-13	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2024-01-13	House	Referred to Appropriations Committee
2024-01-13	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2024-01-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2024-01-06	House	Filed

S1600 (Similar To) 2024-07-01 - Chapter No. 2024-274
H1549 (Similar To) 2024-02-21 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7016
H1273 (Similar To) 2024-03-05 - Laid on Table

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
455	2135		Amended Code	See Bill Text
456	0145		Amended Code	See Bill Text
457	105		Amended Code	See Bill Text
458	313		Amended Code	See Bill Text
464	009		Amended Code	See Bill Text
465	0075		Amended Code	See Bill Text
467	0125		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	1185		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	1705		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	213		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	3065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	358		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	513		Amended Code	See Bill Text
478	47		Amended Code	See Bill Text
480	041		Amended Code	See Bill Text
484	007		Amended Code	See Bill Text
486	031		Amended Code	See Bill Text
486	081		Amended Code	See Bill Text
486	102		Amended Code	See Bill Text
486	107		Amended Code	See Bill Text
490	006		Amended Code	See Bill Text
491	006		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1381
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1381/BillText/Filed/PDF