Bill Summary

HB 449 Optometry (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Rizo Co Sponsors: Barnaby CS Sponsors: Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee
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Summary
Optometry: Revises membership requirements for Board of Optometry; revises & provides rules to be implemented by board; revises requirements for administration & prescription of ocular pharmaceutical agents & provisions related to topical & oral ocular pharmaceutical agent formularies established by board; authorizes optometrist certified in ophthalmic procedures to perform certain procedures; requires board to determine required content, grading criteria, & passing score for such examination; authorizes certain procedures certified optometrist may perform; prohibits commercial or mercantile establishment from having any control over manner in which licensee practices optometry; removes provision prohibiting surgery of any kind; authorizes specified titles & abbreviations for certified optometrists; provides requirements for demonstration of financial responsibility as condition of licensure. Effective Date: July 1, 2025
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committees of reference
   H Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
   H Health & Human Services Committee
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Actions
02/06/25
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Filed
02/12/25
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Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
02/12/25
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Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
03/18/25
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On Committee agenda - Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee, 03/20/25, 2:00 pm, 102 H
03/20/25
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Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 6 Nays
03/21/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/25/25
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
04/11/25
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On Committee agenda - Health & Human Services Committee, 04/15/25, 1:00 pm, 17 H
04/15/25
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Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee; 17 Yeas, 7 Nays
04/16/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/17/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/17/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
04/24/25
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Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (013801); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 88 Yeas / 24 Nays)
04/24/25
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/24/25
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In Messages
04/25/25
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Received; Referred to Rules
05/03/25
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
06/16/25
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Died in Rules
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bill text & filed amendments
0449
Filed on 02/06/25
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Amendment 642651
Rizo
Filed on 03/19/25
Adopted
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0449C1
Filed on 03/21/25
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Amendment 696613
Rizo
Filed on 04/14/25
Adopted
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0449C2
Filed on 04/16/25
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Amendment 13801
Rizo
Filed on 04/18/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0449E1
Filed on 04/24/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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