HB530
Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; criminal background check.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Jan. 27, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Chief Patron:
Virgil Gene Thornton, Sr (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; criminal background check.
Establishes the procedure by which the Board of Dentistry shall fulfill the criminal background check requirement of the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. The bill requires applicants for compact-eligible licensure to provide fingerprints and personal identifying information for a criminal background check, directs the Central Criminal Records Exchange to disseminate ... (More) criminal history information obtained to the Board, and establishes the process by which an applicant may obtain their criminal history record in the event that such applicant disputes the criminal history information on which a denial of licensure is based. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102271D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/21/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
- 01/21/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/22/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB530)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
