HB 7059 (2018) -  Optometry

General Bill by Health & Human Services Committee and Cummings
Optometry: Requires DOH to license applicant for licensure & certification as optometrist when applicant meets specified requirements; removes requirements for examination fees for certification & licensure; requires fee for licensure; revises application requirements to include obtaining passing score on certain licensure examination within specified period; authorizes Board of Optometry to establish rules for passing score; removes specific topics that must be tested on licensure examination.
Effective Date: March 21, 2018
Last Event: Chapter No. 2018-78 on Thursday, March 22, 2018 12:12 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Friday, February 16, 2018 5:30 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB HHS 18-01 recommended by:
    Health & Human Services Committee

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 520 Subject: Optometry Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/22/2018 1:54:13 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/16/2018 2:20:17 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 3/3/2018 12:03:44 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 1/25/2018 2:59:44 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 1/23/2018 4:39:47 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 02/14/2018 05:31 PM   Yeas: 110 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 622] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/03/2018 10:04 AM   Yeas: 34 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 3] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2018-78 Time: 03/22/2018 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 03/21/2018 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 03/14/2018 - 11:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 03/03/2018 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/03/2018 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 576, 577 Time: 03/03/2018 - 10:04 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 576 Time: 03/03/2018 - 10:04 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/02/2018 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 546 Time: 03/02/2018 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Substituted for CS/CS/SB 520 -SJ 546 Time: 03/02/2018 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 546 Time: 03/02/2018 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 546 Time: 03/02/2018 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: e1
Event: S Received -SJ 382 Time: 02/21/2018 - 5:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 382 Time: 02/20/2018 - 5:16 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: e1
Event: S In Messages Time: 02/20/2018 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 02/20/2018 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 Time: 02/14/2018 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 02/14/2018 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 063587 adopted Time: 02/14/2018 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 02/14/2018 - 5:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 063587 filed Time: 02/09/2018 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/14/2018) Time: 02/08/2018 - 7:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 01/26/2018 - 3:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 01/26/2018 - 3:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/25/2018 - 7:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/25/2018 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
463.0057 CS/CS/SB 520, CS/CS/HB 1047*, CS/CS/SB 1486*
463.006 CS/CS/SB 520, CS/CS/HB 1047*, CS/CS/SB 1486*

(*) Not the latest version