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HB173Introduced in the House

Lic.: Occup/phys Therapy;speech;audiology

Passed

Introduced by Nellie Jimmie, District 38

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An Act relating to occupational therapist licensure; relating to occupational therapy assistant licensure; relating to an occupational therapist licensure compact; relating to an executive administrator for the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board; relating to physical therapist licensure; relating to physical therapist assistant licensure; relating to audiologist licensure; relating to speech-language pathologist licensure; and relating to national criminal history record checks.

Where it stands

FN2: (CED)

September 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House: Concur · May 20, 2026

39

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Jeremy Bynum1Yes
Rebecca Himschoot2Yes
Andrea Story3Yes
Sara Hannan4Yes
Louise Stutes5Yes
Sarah Vance6Yes
Justin Ruffridge7Absent
Bill Elam8Yes
Ky Holland9Yes
Charles Kopp10Yes

Bill history

  1. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  2. L&C, FIN

  3. COSPONSOR(S): STUTES, NELSON, SCHWANKE, BYNUM

  4. COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT

  5. COSPONSOR(S): MINA, JOSEPHSON

  6. COSPONSOR(S): BURKE, STORY

  7. L&C RPT CS(L&C) 7DP

  8. DP: BURKE, COULOMBE, CARRICK, SADDLER, NELSON, HALL, FIELDS

  9. FN1: ZERO(CED)

  10. FIN REFERRAL REMOVED

  11. COSPONSOR(S): JOHNSON

  12. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/10/2025

  13. READ THE SECOND TIME

  14. L&C CS ADOPTED UC

  15. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CALENDAR

  16. COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN

  17. READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 173(L&C)

  18. PASSED Y40

  19. COSPONSOR(S): GRAY, SCHRAGE

  20. TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  21. VERSION: CSHB 173(L&C)

  22. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  23. FIN

  24. CROSS SPONSOR(S): MYERS

  25. FIN RPT SCS 2DP 5NR NEW TITLE

  26. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 27

  27. DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN

  28. NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL

  29. FN2: (CED)

  30. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/2026

  31. READ THE SECOND TIME

  32. FIN SCS ADOPTED UC

  33. AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC

  34. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CAL

  35. READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 173(FIN) AM S

  36. PASSED Y14 N6

  37. TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED

  38. VERSION: SCS CSHB 173(FIN) AM S

  39. CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED

  40. CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP

  41. CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 A1

  42. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 27

  43. MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  44. 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR

  45. LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/30 CHAPTER 41 SLA 26

  46. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/30/26

  47. LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26

  48. LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26

  49. FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263

  50. FN2: (CED)

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