SB239
State Health Services Plan Task Force; designated areas of state in need of additional project.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Chief Patron:
Christopher Head (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Certificate of public need; medical deserts; expedited review; duties of the State Health Services Plan Task Force.
Adds projects located within medical deserts, defined in the bill, to the list of projects for which there is an expedited certificate of public need application and review process and directs the State Health Services Plan Task Force to include specific criteria for determining need in medical deserts.-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101885D
- 01/12/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB239)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107192D-S1
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB239)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
