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SB214Introduced in the Senate

Registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services. (FE)

Vetoed

Introduced by Rob Stafsholt, District 10

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act to create 440.18 of the statutes; Relating to: registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services. (FE)

Where it stands

Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

May 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in · January 15, 2026

52

Yes

44

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

97 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Joel Kitchens1Yes
Shae Sortwell2Yes
Ron Tusler3Yes
David Steffen4Not Voting
Joy Goeben5Yes
Elijah Behnke6Yes
Karen Kirsch7No
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez8No
Pricilla Prado9No
Darrin Madison10No

Bill history

  1. Introduced

  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  4. Public hearing held

  5. Executive action taken

  6. Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  7. Available for scheduling

  8. Fiscal estimate received

  9. Fiscal estimate received

  10. Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Ratcliff, Habush Sinykin, Pfaff and Carpenter

  12. Read a second time

  13. Referred to committee on Senate Organization

  14. Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Stafsholt

  16. Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  17. Senate Amendment 2 adopted

  18. Ordered to a third reading

  19. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. Read a third time and passed

  21. Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Received from Senate

  23. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  24. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers

  25. Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules

  26. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  27. Read a second time

  28. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative McGuire

  29. Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  30. Decision of the Chair appealed

  31. Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 52, Noes 44

  32. Assembly Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  33. Ordered to a third reading

  34. Rules suspended

  35. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 52, Noes 44, Paired 2

  36. Ordered immediately messaged

  37. Received from Assembly concurred in

  38. LRB correction (Senate Amendment 2)

  39. Report correctly enrolled

  40. Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026

  41. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-20-2026

  42. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  43. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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