Bills / H.B. 414
H.B. 414 Dental Hygienist Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would add hospitals to the list of public health settings where dental hygienists can practice without a dentist's general supervision. Under the bill, hygienists could provide dental cleaning and similar care in hospitals, where hospitals choose to allow it.
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Official description
- modifies the definition of public health setting to include a hospital which allows a dental hygienist to practice in a hospital without general supervision from a dentist
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Every vote
- 11 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 12, 2026Who voted how
- 11 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee: Consent Calendar Recommendation · Feb 12, 2026Who voted how
- 69 yes, 0 no, 6 absentFinal House vote · Feb 17, 2026Who voted how
- 6 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Business and Labor Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 6 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Business and Labor Committee: Consent Calendar Recommendation · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 26 yes, 0 no, 3 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 2, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 12, 2026 House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (13 turns) →
- Feb 17, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (4 turns) →
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate Business and Labor Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (14 turns) →
- Mar 2, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (6 turns) →