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CS/SB 914: Dry Needling

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Calatayud

Dry Needling; Defining the terms “dry needling” and “myofascial trigger point”; requiring the Board of Occupational Therapy to establish minimum standards of practice for the performance of dry needling by occupational therapists, including specified standards; requiring the board, if it deems it necessary for patient safety, to adopt additional supervision and training requirements for occupational therapists to perform dry needling on specified areas, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/13/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 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
    12/16/2025 Senate • Filed
    1/5/2026 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/28/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/2/2026 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    2/3/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/4/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
    2/13/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

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  • CS/SB 914, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2026 at 2:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 867 (c1) Dry Needling by Occupational Therapists Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 2/12/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    468.203 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    468.222 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 914, Original Filed Version Posted 12/16/2025 at 8:10 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/30/2026 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 867 Dry Needling by Occupational Therapists Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 2/12/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    507366 - Amendment
    Delete lines 41 - 80 and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Calatayud)     		1/30/2026
    2:47 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/3/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/2/2026 3:30 PM Health Policy 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    468.203 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    468.222 Page 2 (pdf)

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