2026-05-12                     Senate Journal                      Page 2593
HB 173                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                              
NO. 173(L&C) "An Act relating to occupational therapist licensure;                                                              
relating to occupational therapy assistant licensure; and relating to an                                                        
occupational therapist licensure compact" and recommended it be                                                                 
replaced with                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                                       
          NO. 173(FIN) "An Act relating to occupational                                                                         
          therapist licensure; relating to occupational therapy                                                                 
          assistant licensure; relating to an occupational                                                                      
          therapist licensure compact; relating to an executive                                                                 
          administrator for the State Physical Therapy and                                                                      
          Occupational Therapy Board; relating to physical                                                                      
          therapist licensure; relating to physical therapist                                                                   
          assistant licensure; relating to audiologist licensure;                                                               
          relating to speech-language pathologist licensure; and                                                                
          relating to national criminal history record checks."                                                                 
          (Title Change SCR 27)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators Olson, Hoffman, Cochairs; Signing no                                                                  
recommendation: Senator Stedman, Cochair; Senators Kaufman,                                                                     
Cronk, Merrick, Kiehl.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
          Fiscal Note No. 2, Department of Commerce, Community, and                                                            
          Economic Development                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.