CS/HB 809: Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need
GENERAL BILL by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee ; Benarroch ; López, J.
Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need; Revises conditions under which Board of Medicine, Board of Osteopathic Medicine, & Board of Nursing, respectively, may issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizes certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 2/6/2026 House - Now in Health & Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/6/2026 House - Now in Health & Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/17/2025 House • Filed
1/5/2026 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 • PCS 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
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/6/2026 House • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
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CS/HB 809, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2026 at 2:41 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1480 (c1) Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need Burton Identical Last Action: 2/4/2026 S Now in Rules 
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) -
HB 809, Original Filed Version Posted 12/17/2025 at 2:12 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 1480 (c1) Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need Burton Compare Last Action: 2/4/2026 S Now in Rules
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 456.0145 Mobile Opportunity by Interstate Licensure Endorsement (MOBILE) Act. Page 1 (pdf) 458.313 Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fees. Page 2 (pdf) 458.315 Temporary certificate for practice in areas of critical need. Page 3 (pdf)