HB156
Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Paul Krizek (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; licensure renewal; electronic death registration system; death certificates.
Requires the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to amend their applications for licensure and licensure renewal to require doctors of medicine and osteopathic medicine, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants to indicate if they expect their scope of practice to include signing death certificates and, if so, ... (More) to indicate that they have completed the online tutorial for the Electronic Death Registration System on the Department of Health website. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103242D
- 01/06/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/13/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB156)
- 01/14/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB156)
- 01/16/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106252D-H1
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/06/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/06/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/10/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB156)
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/25/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 02/25/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB156ER)
- 02/25/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB156)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
