2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H0449: Optometry

Legislative Summary

Revises membership requirements for Board of Optometry; revises & provides rules to be implemented by board; revises requirements for administration & prescription of ocular pharmaceutical agents & provisions related to topical & oral ocular pharmaceutical agent formularies established by board; authorizes optometrist certified in ophthalmic procedures to perform certain procedures; requires board to determine required content, grading criteria, & passing score for such examination; authorizes certain procedures certified optometrist may perform; prohibits commercial or mercantile establishment from having any control over manner in which licensee practices optometry; removes provision prohibiting surgery of any kind; authorizes specified titles & abbreviations for certified optometrists; provides requirements for demonstration of financial responsibility as condition of licensure.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Amendment 013801 adopted
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 24
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
In Messages
Senate
4/25/2025
Referred to Rules
Senate
4/25/2025
Received
Senate

Amendments

House Floor Amendment #013801

4/18/2025Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #642651

3/19/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS#237
4/24/2025
88
Yea
24
Nay
7
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health & Human Services Committee
4/15/2025
17
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
3/20/2025
12
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/24/2025181.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/16/2025232.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/21/2025236.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/6/2025234.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/16/2025671.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/14/2025675.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/21/2025670.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/19/2025666.7 KB