2026 Regular Session
SB186
State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Clarifying that applicants for licensure as an optometrist and certain applicants for reinstatement are required to pass all sections of each part of a licensure examination; repealing the requirement that the State Board of Examiners in Optometry give examinations to licensure applicants; prohibiting the Board from placing a licensee on inactive status for more than 6 consecutive years; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 12, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
43 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent
April 2, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
133 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 6 absent
Committee referrals
February 13, 2026 · House
Health
January 16, 2026 · Senate
Finance
January 14, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
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.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 27
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (133-0) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Health
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House Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Health
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Senate Third Reading Passed (43-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
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Senate Reassigned to Finance
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Pre-filed