Legislation - SB0806

Title: Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks
Sponsored by: Chair, Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee and Senators Beidle, Gile, Hayes, Hershey, Jackson, Kramer, Lam, Mautz, Ready, and A. Washington
Status: In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Health)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing and altering requirements related to criminal history records checks for certain licenses and certificates issued by certain health occupations boards, including the State Board of Acupuncture, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors, the State Board of Nursing, the State Board of Examiners in Optometry, the State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, and the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Health; Judiciary

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: HB1420

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/12/2026 Action Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2026 Legislative Date 3/16/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {673623/1 Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 42AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Referred Health Judiciary Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/23/2026 Action Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Health) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	First Reading Finance
			Text - First - Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks
Senate	2/12/2026	2/12/2026	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2026	3/16/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/17/2026	3/01/2026	Favorable with Amendments {673623/1 Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2026	3/01/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	40 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks
Senate	3/19/2026	3/03/2026	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	42AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/07/2026	Referred Health Judiciary	44AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/23/2026	3/23/2026	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Health)

File Code

Subjects

Statutes

Article - Health Occupations

( 11-308, 11-310, 12-302, 12-302.1, 12-303, 12-306, 12-308, 12-310, 12-6B-02.1, 12-6C-05.1, 12-6C-06, 12-6D-03, 12-6D-04, 13-302.1, 13-311, 16-302.1, 18-302.1, 18-309, 1A-302, 1A-302.1, 1A-306, 1A-307, 20-303, 21-302, 21-302.1, 21-307, 21-309, 21-310, 21-315, 4-302, 4-302.2, 4-304, 4-307, 4-310, 4-311, 4-315, 4-505, 5-302, 5-302.1, 5-303, 5-308, 5-309, 5-311, 7-301.1, 8-302.2, 8-303, 8-6A-05, 8-6A-08 )