Bills / H.B. 402
H.B. 402 EMS Controlled Substance Licensing Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would create a controlled substance license that emergency medical services agencies could hold, allowing them to deliver controlled substances and medications under a licensing process. Under the substitute version described, a physician director would sign the orders for these medications.
Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.
Official description
- creates a controlled substance license for an emergency medical services agency
- authorizes the Division of Professional Licensing to:
- make rules relating to the licensing and control of the distribution, dispensing, and administration of controlled substances by an emergency medical services agency
- collect fees and penalties
- deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probation the license of a licensee that violates certain provisions
- defines terms
- makes technical and conforming changes
What it costs you
- The official fiscal note on residents and businesses:
Enactment of this legislation could require locations to pay a $200 controlled substance licensing fee to obtain the license, though the aggregate amount is unknown. Additionally, some license holders could pay a $5,000 fine for breaking the licensing rules, though the aggregate is unknown.
From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.
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Every vote
- 8 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 19, 2026Who voted how
- 66 yes, 1 no, 8 absentFinal House vote · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 4 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Business and Labor Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 2, 2026Who voted how
- 23 yes, 0 no, 6 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 4, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 19, 2026 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (19 turns) →
- Feb 24, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (5 turns) →
- Mar 2, 2026 Senate Business and Labor Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (18 turns) →
- Mar 4, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (7 turns) →