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CS/SB 844: Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Jones

Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education; Revising requirements for a continuing education course on prescribing controlled substances which health care practitioners are required to complete, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/13/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/10/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/28/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/2/2026 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    2/3/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    2/9/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/12/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    2/13/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

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  • CS/SB 844, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/13/2026 at 9:50 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 353 (c1) Sickle Cell Disease Treatment of Pain Continuing Education Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/12/2026 H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.0301 Requirement for instruction on controlled substance prescribing. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 844, Original Filed Version Posted 12/10/2025 at 8:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/30/2026 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 353 (c1) Sickle Cell Disease Treatment of Pain Continuing Education Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    644296 - Amendment
    Delete lines 63 - 102.     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Jones)     		2/11/2026
    11:27 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/12/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/2/2026 3:30 PM Health Policy 11 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/12/2026 2:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.0301 Requirement for instruction on controlled substance prescribing. Page 2 (pdf)
    456.0311 Page 3 (pdf)

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