HB1139
Medicine, Board of; membership, removal of residence requirements.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 2, 2026
Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Mark Downey (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Board of Medicine; membership; removal of residence requirements.
Removes the requirement that the Board of Medicine have one physician from each congressional district and instead requires that 11 physicians are on the Board. The bill removes references to change of residence provisions for physician Board members.-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103443D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1139)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (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 (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
