2026 Regular Session
SB645
State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing
Expanding the membership of and altering the quorum requirements for the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters; requiring the nomination process to include outreach to underrepresented deaf, deafblind, and interpreter communities; authorizing the Governor to remove certain members of the Board under certain circumstances; altering the date, from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2027, by which the Board must establish certain licensing requirements and by which sign language interpreters must meet certain licensing requirements; 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.
March 20, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
40 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 5 absent
April 8, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
135 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
March 21, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
February 6, 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 196
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (135-0) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed View roll call
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House Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
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Senate Third Reading Passed (40-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {193023/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment