Respiratory Care Interstate Compact (SB 970)

Finance Connection

Notable money activity

$93,000across 20 reported contributions

Candidate	Donor	Amount	Industry	Date
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	Build Jobs PAC	$15,000	-	Oct 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	Build Jobs PAC	$10,000	-	Nov 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	Richland Investments, LLC	$7,500	-	Nov 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	Peace Officers Research Association of California	$5,000	-	Nov 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	California Real Estate PAC	$5,000	-	Oct 2020
Megan Wright	Megan Wright	$5,000	School<br>Board	Feb 2026
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	California Real Estate PAC	$5,000	-	Oct 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	California Real Estate PAC	$5,000	-	Oct 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	California Real Estate PAC	$5,000	-	Oct 2020
Che Wright for Mayor 2024	Howard Industrial Partners LLC	$4,000	-	Jul 2024
Che Wright for Mayor 2024	Howard Industrial Partners LLC	$4,000	-	Jul 2024
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	Guinn Construction	$2,500	-	Sep 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	Guinn Construction	$2,500	-	Sep 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	Guinn Construction	$2,500	-	Sep 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	Peace Officers Research Association of California	$2,500	-	Oct 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	Peace Officers Research Association of California	$2,500	-	Oct 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	RMC Geoscience, Inc	$2,500	-	Sep 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	RMC Geoscience, Inc	$2,500	-	Sep 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	RMC Geoscience, Inc	$2,500	-	Sep 2020
Leadership for Antioch Sean Wright For Mayor 2020	Peace Officers Research Association of California	$2,500	-	Oct 2020

Reported financial relationships and timing signals. This does not prove motive or influence. Readers draw their own conclusions.

The Frame

What this does

If enacted, this would have allowed respiratory therapists to work across state lines without obtaining a separate license in each state, potentially increasing the availability of respiratory care services for patients and simplifying the hiring process for healthcare providers.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Respiratory therapists

Therapists would have gained the ability to practice in multiple member states under a single home-state license.

Active military members and spouses

They would have been exempt from paying compact privilege fees to the commission.

Florida Board of Respiratory Care

The board would have been required to appoint a commissioner and enforce compact-related disciplinary actions.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill proposed joining Florida to an interstate compact allowing respiratory therapists licensed in other member states to practice in Florida, and vice versa, through a streamlined '.' It also established a national commission to manage these cross-state practice rules and data sharing.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Would this bill have changed how respiratory therapists are licensed in Florida?

It would have created an alternative pathway for out-of-state therapists to practice in Florida via a '' without needing a full Florida license, provided they met specific criteria.

Who would have paid for the commission's operations?

The commission would have been funded through annual assessments levied on member states and fees charged to individual licensees.

What would have happened if a therapist faced disciplinary action?

Member states would have been required to report adverse actions to a central data system, and the commission would have had the authority to coordinate investigations and share information between states.

Why It Matters

If enacted, this would have allowed respiratory therapists to work across state lines without obtaining a separate license in each state, potentially increasing the availability of respiratory care services for patients and simplifying the hiring process for healthcare providers.