2022 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
S0926: Licensure Examinations for Dental Practitioners
Legislative Summary
Revising licensure examination requirements for dentists to require applicants to demonstrate certain clinical skills on a manikin rather than a live patient; revising requirements for regional licensure examinations offered by dental schools to dental students; revising licensure examination requirements for dental hygienists to require applicants to demonstrate certain clinical skills on a manikin rather than a live patient; deleting a requirement that applicants for dental practitioner licensure examinations maintain medical malpractice insurance to cover any incident of harm to a patient during the clinical examination, etc.
Bill History
11/16/2021
Filed
Senate
11/30/2021
Referred to Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Rules
Senate
1/10/2022
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/13/22, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
1/11/2022
Introduced
Senate
1/13/2022
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Senate
1/14/2022
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
1/18/2022
Now in Banking and Insurance
Senate
1/18/2022
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Senate
1/20/2022
On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/25/22, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
1/25/2022
CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
Senate
1/27/2022
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
1/28/2022
Now in Rules
Senate
1/31/2022
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
2/2/2022
CS/CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
Senate
2/3/2022
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
Senate
2/3/2022
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
2/7/2022
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/10/22
Senate
2/10/2022
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/10/2022
Amendment(s) adopted (144414)
Senate
2/10/2022
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/10/2022
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
Senate
2/10/2022
Immediately certified
Senate
2/10/2022
In Messages
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022)
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
Substituted for CS/CS/HB 517
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
3/4/2022
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
3/4/2022
CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
3/4/2022
Ordered enrolled
Senate
4/5/2022
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2022
Approved by Governor
4/8/2022
Chapter No. 2022-32
Amendments
Senate Floor Amendment #144414
2/7/2022Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #703644
1/12/2022Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: Third Reading RCS#748
3/4/2022
113
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#9
2/10/2022
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
2/3/2022
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Banking and Insurance
1/25/2022
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health Policy
1/13/2022
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/8/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Ben Albritton
Republican