SB22
Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Mamie Locke (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; continuing education; bias reduction training.
Directs the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to require certain licensees to complete continuing learning activities on implicit and explicit bias reduction in health care as part of their continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensure and authorizes the Board of Nursing to require certain continuing learning ... (More) activities or courses in a specific subject area. Under current law, the Board of Medicine has such authority. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/17/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100549D
- 11/17/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB22)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26105758D-S1
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 8-N 0-A)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB22)
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/19/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/23/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB22ER)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB22)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
