SB 878: Clinical Laboratory Personnel
GENERAL BILL by Yarborough
Clinical Laboratory Personnel; Requiring that an applicant who qualifies for licensure under specified provisions provide proof of such qualification and pay the required fees to be eligible for licensure; requiring that applicants for licensure as a technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure to perform high or moderate complexity testing as a technologist or technician, as applicable, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/11/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/11/2026 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2/12/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
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SB 878, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/11/2025 at 11:54 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1347 Clinical Laboratory Personnel Gerwig Identical Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/11/2026 3:00 PM Health Policy 11 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)