SB 878: Clinical Laboratory Personnel
GENERAL BILL by Yarborough ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila
Clinical Laboratory Personnel; Requiring that an applicant who qualifies for licensure under specified provisions provide proof of such qualification and pay the required fees to be eligible for licensure; requiring that applicants for licensure as a technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure to perform high or moderate complexity testing as a technologist or technician, as applicable, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/24/2026 Senate - Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/24/2026 Senate - Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/11/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/11/2026 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2/12/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
2/13/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2/18/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
2/19/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/24/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
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SB 878, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/11/2025 at 11:54 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1347 Clinical Laboratory Personnel Gerwig Identical Last Action: 2/19/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) 
Committee Votes (3)
Date Committee Result 2/11/2026 3:00 PM Health Policy 11 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/18/2026 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 9 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/24/2026 12:00 PM Rules 22 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 483.815 Application for clinical laboratory personnel license. Page 1 (pdf) 483.823 Qualifications of clinical laboratory personnel. Page 2 (pdf)