Florida HB 237: In-store Servicing of Distilled Spirits

Bill Text

CS/HB 237 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the use of professional nursing 2
titles; amending s. 464.015, F.S.; authorizing persons 3
who hold specified degrees to use certain titles and 4
abbreviations; requiring certain doctoral degree 5
holders to specify their profession when using a 6
specified title; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 464.015, Florida 11
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (11), and a new subsection 12
(10) is added to that section, to read: 13
464.015 Titles and abbreviations; restrictions; penalty.— 14
(10) A person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and 15
holds a doctoral degree may use the title "Doctor of Nursing 16
Practice" and the abbreviation "D.N.P." or the title "Doctor of 17
Philosophy" and the abbreviation "Ph.D." in a manner consistent 18
with the doctoral degree such person has obtained. A nurse who 19
holds a doctoral degree may not use the title "doctor" in a 20
clinical setting without clearly specifying their profession. 21
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 22