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CS/HB 439: Practice of Chiropractic Medicine

GENERAL BILL by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee ; Cobb

Practice of Chiropractic Medicine; Revises definition of term "practice of chiropractic medicine"; authorizes chiropractic physicians to order, store, possess, prescribe, & administer, only by means of injection at chiropractic physician’s office, sterile substances, including vitamins, minerals, & nutritional supplements; authorizes chiropractic physicians to possess, for emergency purposes only at chiropractic physician's office or place of business, prescription medical oxygen; prohibits chiropractic physicians from administering certain sterile substances by means of injection unless he or she has been certified by board; prohibits chiropractic physicians from administering certain any substance through intravenous therapy; requires chiropractic physician to be certified before administering sterile substances in specified manner; requires Board of Chiropractic Medicine to establish minimum standards of practice for administration of certain sterile substances by means of injection by chiropractic physicians; provides requirements for such standards; requires board to issue chiropractic physician letter certifying that he or she is authorized to administer specified sterile substances by means of injection under certain conditions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/4/2026 House - CS Filed
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/17/2025 House • Filed
    11/24/2025 House • Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
    1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/30/2026 House • Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
    2/3/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
    2/4/2026 House • Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed

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  • CS/HB 439, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2026 at 2:42 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1524 Practice of Chiropractic Medicine Simon Similar Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    460.403 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    460.4086 Page 4 (pdf)

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  • HB 439, Original Filed Version Posted 11/17/2025 at 3:25 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1524 Practice of Chiropractic Medicine Simon Identical Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    863031 - Amendment
    Remove lines 72-76 and insert:     		Cobb 2/2/2026
    3:50 PM     		Withdrawn Prior to Consideration
    2/2/2026     		PDF
    253293 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Cobb 2/2/2026
    3:59 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/3/2026     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    460.403 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)

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