HB 1347: Clinical Laboratory Personnel
GENERAL BILL by Gerwig
Clinical Laboratory Personnel; Requires that applicant who qualifies for licensure under specified provisions provide proof of such qualification & pay required fees to be eligible for licensure; requires that applicants for licensure as technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure to perform high or moderate complexity testing as technologist or technician, as applicable.
Senate Committee References:
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 House • Filed
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026 House • Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
1/30/2026 House • Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
2/3/2026 House • Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
2/4/2026 House • Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2/6/2026 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2/10/2026 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/19/2026 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2/25/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
2/25/2026 Senate • In Messages
2/26/2026 Senate • Referred to Rules
• Received
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HB 1347, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 11:26 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)
Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 878 Clinical Laboratory Personnel Yarborough Identical Last Action: 2/25/2026 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/25/2026 12:55 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 483.815 Application for clinical laboratory personnel license. Page 1 (pdf) 483.823 Qualifications of clinical laboratory personnel. Page 2 (pdf)