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HB2715Introduced in the House

ACUPUNCTURE-5-NEEDLE PROTOCOL

IntroducedHouse Rules

Introduced by Lilian Jimenez, District 4

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act. Provides that none of the provisions of the Act shall prevent an unlicensed person from engaging in a standardized 5-needle protocol if the person satisfies specified conditions. Provides that the treatment utilizing the 5-needle protocol shall be limited to the insertion of disposable, sterile acupuncture needles into the ear and only in compliance with the 5-needle protocol. Provides that the application or insertion of needles anywhere else on the body of another person by a person shall be considered engaging in the practice of acupuncture without a license.

Where it stands

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

March 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel

  5. Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  14. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  15. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava

  18. Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee

  19. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  22. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  23. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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