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Florida legislative activity affecting dental hygiene professionals.
Track bills, review the latest official status and neutral summaries, and follow dated commentary from assigned DHAOF contributors.
Legislative Watch
Bill status can change during a legislative session. Each card below includes a link to the official Florida Legislature record for the most current text, history, votes, amendments, and analyses. DHAOF summaries are informational and are not endorsements or opposition statements.
Florida Board of Dentistry Watch
Follow Board rules, proposed rules, rule-development notices, licensure changes, and other official actions affecting dental hygienists. Board actions are tracked separately from legislative bills.
HB 151
Licensure by Endorsement to Practice Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
Status: Last official action: March 13, 2026 — died in the House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee.
Addresses eligibility for licensure by endorsement under Florida’s Mobile Opportunity by Interstate Licensure Endorsement framework as it applies to dentistry and dental hygiene.
Contributor Updates
Assigned DHAOF contributors may publish multiple updates for HB 151. Each update is automatically stamped with the contributor name and publication date. The newest update appears first and earlier updates remain below it.
SB 154
Mobile Opportunity by Interstate Licensure Endorsement Act
Status: Last official action: March 13, 2026 — died in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services.
Would revise who is eligible for licensure by endorsement under the MOBILE Act. The Senate analysis discusses requirements affecting out-of-state dentists and dental hygienists.
Contributor Updates
Assigned DHAOF contributors may publish multiple updates for SB 154. Each update is automatically stamped with the contributor name and publication date. The newest update appears first and earlier updates remain below it.
HB 693
Health Care
Status: Last official action: March 13, 2026 — died in Senate Rules after passing the House.
Among many health-care provisions, the bill included changes allowing dentists to delegate additional functions to qualified dental hygienists, including certain diagnosis, treatment-planning, fluoride, and antimicrobial functions subject to statutory and Board requirements.
Contributor Updates
Assigned DHAOF contributors may publish multiple updates for HB 693. Each update is automatically stamped with the contributor name and publication date. The newest update appears first and earlier updates remain below it.
SB 902
Department of Health
Status: Last official action: March 12, 2026 — laid on the table; a companion measure passed.
Included revisions affecting the Dental Student Loan Repayment Program, including eligibility language involving dentists and dental hygienists in dental health professional shortage areas.
Contributor Updates
Assigned DHAOF contributors may publish multiple updates for SB 902. Each update is automatically stamped with the contributor name and publication date. The newest update appears first and earlier updates remain below it.
Contributor workflow: Each legislative update is published as a WordPress Post by an assigned DHAOF contributor and tagged with the applicable bill number. The Hill automatically displays it directly under that bill with the contributor name and publication date, preserving prior updates as the bill changes.
Source: Official Florida Legislature bill records. Bill summaries on this page are provided for informational purposes and may be updated as legislation changes.