Dental Services
Summary
Dental Services; Requires dentists & certain partnerships, or corporations to designate with board dentist of record & provide information to certain patients; requires any individual, partnership, or corporation that provides dental services through telehealth to make available specified information; defines term “advertisement”; requires advertisements of dental services provided through telehealth to include specified disclaimer; provides requirements for initial examination for orthodontic appliances; defines "in-person examination."
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Dec 12, 2023
Signed May 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 29, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
lower
Dec 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Dec 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Dec 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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