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CS/SB 1480: Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Burton

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
 Last Action: 1/30/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/8/2026 Senate • Filed
    1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
    1/21/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/26/2026 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    1/28/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    1/29/2026 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
    1/30/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

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  • CS/SB 1480, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/28/2026 at 10:09 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 809 Licensure by Endorsement for Temporary Certificateholders in Areas of Critical Need Benarroch, López Compare Last Action: 2/3/2026 H Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.315 Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need. Page 1 (pdf)
    459.0076 Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need. Page 2 (pdf)
    464.0121 Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 1480, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2026 at 3:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/23/2026 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2026 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    755302 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Burton)     		1/23/2026
    2:08 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/27/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/26/2026 3:30 PM Health Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.315 Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need. Page 1 (pdf)
    459.0076 Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need. Page 2 (pdf)
    464.0121 Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need. Page 3 (pdf)

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