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2026 Regular Session

HB1420

Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks

Establishing and altering requirements related to criminal history records checks for certain licenses and certificates issued by certain health occupations boards, including the State Board of Acupuncture, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors, the State Board of Nursing, the State Board of Examiners in Optometry, the State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, and the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 13, 2026 House passed March 20, 2026 Senate passed April 6, 2026 Governor approved May 12, 2026

Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 20, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

131 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 5 absent

View roll call

April 6, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

46 yea–0 nay · 1 absent

View roll call

Committee referrals

February 13, 2026 · House

Health

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 370
  2. House Returned Passed
  3. Senate Third Reading Passed (46-0) View roll call
  4. Senate Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  5. Senate Favorable Report by Finance
  6. Senate Referred Finance
  7. House Third Reading Passed (131-0) View roll call
  8. House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed View roll call
  9. House Favorable Report by Health
  10. House Hearing 3/11 at 3:10 p.m. (Health)
  11. House Hearing canceled (Health)
  12. House Hearing 3/11 at 2:40 p.m. (Health)
  13. House Hearing canceled (Health)
  14. House Hearing 3/11 at 2:15 p.m. (Health)
  15. House Hearing canceled (Health)
  16. House Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Health)
  17. House First Reading Health and Judiciary
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