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SB30Introduced in the Senate

Providing for occupational licensing annual reports by agencies to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations and requiring that adoption of new occupational licenses and material changes to existing occupational licenses by a state agency be approved by the legislature by ratification.

Passed

Introduced by Judiciary

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Providing for occupational licensing annual reports by agencies to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations and requiring that adoption of new occupational licenses and material changes to existing occupational licenses by a state agency be approved by the legislature by ratification.

Where it stands

House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 88 Nay: 35

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 88 Nay: 35 · April 9, 2026

88

Yes

35

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

125 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
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Yes
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10No

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Senate Hearing: Monday, January 27, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

  4. Senate Hearing: Monday, January 27, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

  5. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary

  6. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  7. Senate Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  8. House Received and Introduced

  9. House Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  10. House Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N

  11. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary

  12. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  13. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  14. House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 123 Nay: 0

  15. Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees

  16. House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as conferees

  17. House Representative Tarwater, Representative Turk, and Representative Sawyer Clayton are appointed to replace Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L., and Representative Osman on the Conference Committee

  18. Senate Senator Alley, Senator Owens, and Senator Ware are appointed to replace Senator Warren, Senator Titus, and Senator Corson on the Conference Committee

  19. House Conference committee report now available

  20. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 86 Nay: 38

  21. Senate Conference Committee Report not adopted; Senator Alley, Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees

  22. House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Turk and Representative Sawyer Clayton appointed as second conferees

  23. House Representative Ward is appointed to replace Representative Turk on the Conference Committee

  24. House Conference committee report now available

  25. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 89 Nay: 35

  26. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 30 Nay: 10

  27. Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026

  28. Senate Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Monday, April 6, 2026

  29. Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 30 Nay: 9

  30. House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 88 Nay: 35

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