Bill Summary
SB 1480 Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need (2026 Session)
Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need; Revising the conditions under which the Board of Medicine, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Board of Nursing, respectively, are authorized to issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizing certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
01/08/26
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Filed
01/16/26
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Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
01/21/26
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On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 412 K
01/26/26
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Favorable with CS by Health Policy; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/28/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/28/26
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Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
01/30/26
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 K
02/04/26
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Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/04/26
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Now in Rules
02/12/26
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On Committee agenda - Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 K
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February 17, 2026 - Room 412 K
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