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SF469Introduced in the Senate

A bill for an act creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (Formerly SSB 1121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Passed

Introduced by Health And Human Services

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Official description

A bill for an act creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (Formerly SSB 1121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029.

June 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · May 2, 2026

58

Yes

27

No

15

Absent or Not Voting

100 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
J.D. Scholten1Absent
Robert Henderson2Yes
Thomas Jeneary3No
Skyler Wheeler4Absent
Zachary Dieken5Absent
Megan Hess Jones6Yes
Wendy Larson7Yes
Ann Meyer8Yes
Henry Stone9Yes
John Wills10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 380.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 383.

  3. Passed Senate, yeas 40, nays 6. S.J. 547.

  4. Immediate message. S.J. 549.

  5. Message from Senate. H.J. 663.

  6. Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 679.

  7. Subcommittee: Ingels, Baeth and Weldon. H.J. 720.

  8. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2025 8:15AM RM 304.

  9. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  10. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 878.

  11. Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 7. H.J. 878.

  12. Pursuant to Rule 31.7, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 878.

  13. Subcommittee: Nordman, Baeth and Lundgren. H.J. 1035.

  14. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/24/2025 12:00PM House Lounge.

  15. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  16. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 1114.

  17. Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 5. Excused, 6. H.J. 1114.

  18. Placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 1114.

  19. Rereferred to Ways and Means. H.J. 1222.

  20. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 1084.

  21. Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 7. Excused, 1. H.J. 1084.

  22. Placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 1084.

  23. Passed House, yeas 58, nays 27. H.J. 1116.

  24. Explanations of votes. H.J. 1159.

  25. Immediate message. H.J. 1118.

  26. Message from House. S.J. 979.

  27. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.

  28. Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029.

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