Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session
SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine
Third Reading · March 5, 2026 · Yeas 33, nays 3
What the bill does
The bill creates the Board of Naturopathic Medicine within the Department of Health and prohibits unlicensed persons from practicing naturopathic medicine or using specified titles or abbreviations to promote, identify or describe themselves. It provides for licensing naturopathic doctors by examination and by endorsement and revises their continuing education requirements, among other provisions.
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The Legislature's own summary of the bill (its latest version)
Naturopathic Medicine: Creating the Board of Naturopathic Medicine within the Department of Health; prohibiting unlicensed persons from practicing naturopathic medicine or promoting, identifying, or describing themselves using specified titles or abbreviations; providing for licensure by examination of naturopathic doctors; providing for licensure by endorsement of naturopathic doctors; revising continuing education requirements for naturopathic doctors, etc.
How each party voted
Senate President Ben Albritton voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- CS/SB 688
- Motion
- Third Reading
- Date
- March 5, 2026, 11:13 AM
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Presiding
- Brodeur
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 33, nays 3; 3 didn't vote (2 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
Seats are today's members, liberal to conservative; members who have left aren't shown.
How each member voted
Yea (33)
- Ben Albritton R-27
- Kristen Arrington D-25
- Lori Berman D-26
- Mack Bernard D-24
- Jim Boyd R-20
- LaVon Bracy Davis D-15
- Jennifer Bradley R-6
- Jason Brodeur R-10
- Danny Burgess R-23
- Colleen Burton R-12
- Alexis Calatayud R-38
- Nick DiCeglie R-18
- Ileana Garcia R-36
- Erin Grall R-29
- Joe Gruters R-22
- Ed Hooper R-21
- Shev Jones D-34
- Tom Leek R-7
- Jonathan Martin R-33
- Debbie Mayfield R-19
- Stan McClain R-9
- Rosalind Osgood D-32
- Kathleen Passidomo R-28
- Tina Polsky D-30
- Ana Maria Rodriguez R-40
- Darryl Rouson D-16
- Barbara Sharief D-35
- Corey Simon R-3
- Carlos Smith D-17
- Keith Truenow R-13
- Jay Trumbull R-2
- Tommy Wright R-8
- Clay Yarborough R-4
Nay (3)
- Don Gaetz R-1
- Gayle Harrell R-31
- Ralph Massullo R-11
Excused (2)
- Tracie Davis D-5
- Bryan Ávila R-39
Not voting (1)
- Jason Pizzo I-37