Health & Human Services Committee
Primary
Optometry; Revises membership requirements for Board of Optometry; revises & provides rules to be implemented by board; revises requirements for administration & prescription of ocular pharmaceutical agents & provisions related to topical & oral ocular pharmaceutical agent formularies established by board; authorizes optometrist certified in ophthalmic procedures to perform certain procedures; requires board to determine required content, grading criteria, & passing score for such examination; authorizes certain procedures certified optometrist may perform; prohibits commercial or mercantile establishment from having any control over manner in which licensee practices optometry; removes provision prohibiting surgery of any kind; authorizes specified titles & abbreviations for certified optometrists; provides requirements for demonstration of financial responsibility as condition of licensure.
Died in Rules
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Received
Referred to Rules
Added to Third Reading Calendar
Placed on 3rd reading
Read 2nd time
Amendment 013801 adopted
In Messages
CS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 24
Read 3rd time
Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
Bill referred to House Calendar
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
CS Filed
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
CS Filed
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| H 449 Filed | |
| H 449 c1 | |
| H 449 c2 | |
| H 449 e1 |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 013801 - Amendment to H 449 c2 | |
| 642651 - Amendment to H 449 Filed | |
| Bill Analysis -- Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) (4/16/2025 1:55 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (3/21/2025 12:37 PM) |
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