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SB0180Introduced in the Senate

Various health care matters.

Passed

Introduced by Elizabeth Brown, District 15

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Various health care matters. Eliminates a requirement that home health aide competency evaluation program training include at least 75 hours of training and 16 hours of classroom training before supervised practical training. Amends the educational requirements for dental hygienists. Amends the requirements for administration of nitrous oxide by a dental hygienist. Allows the state board of dentistry to establish additional requirements for an applicant who has failed the licensure examination at least three times. Amends the licensure and temporary permit requirements for respiratory care practitioners. Provides that a current or former police officer or firefighter (first responder) may recover medical benefits from the first responder's employer for an employment related injury or illness without first proceeding with a worker's compensation claim. Provides that if a first responder pursues a worker's compensation claim for medical benefits and the claim is withdrawn or denied, the first responder is not precluded from recovering medical benefits from the employer. Repeals the penalty in Title 16 concerning the crime of transferring contaminated semen. (Current statute contains a transferring of contaminated body fluids crime in Title 35 remains in law.)

Where it stands

Public Law 118

March 5, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments · February 25, 2026

47

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Dan Dernulc1Yes
Lonnie Randolph2Yes
Mark Spencer3Yes
Rodney Pol4Absent
Ed Charbonneau5Yes
Rick Niemeyer6Yes
Brian Buchanan7Yes
Mike Bohacek8Yes
Ryan Mishler9Not Voting
David Niezgodski10Yes

Bill history

  1. Authored by Senator Brown L

  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

  3. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  4. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  5. Senator Charbonneau added as second author

  6. Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote

  7. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  8. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 45, nays 0

  9. House sponsor: Representative Goss-Reaves

  10. Cosponsor: Representative McGuire

  11. Senator Randolph added as third author

  12. Senator Jackson L added as coauthor

  13. Senators Raatz, Becker added as coauthors

  14. Referred to the House

  15. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  16. Representative Patterson added as cosponsor

  17. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 253: yeas 87, nays 4

  20. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  21. Motion to concur filed

  22. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 280: yeas 47, nays 0

  23. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  24. Signed by the Speaker

  25. Signed by the President of the Senate

  26. Signed by the Governor

  27. Public Law 118

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