SB 239 IN

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Provides that, beginning January 1, 2023, certain practitioners are subject to disciplinary sanctions if the practitioner communicates or disseminates to the general public an advertisement that includes deceptive or misleading information or does not prominently state the profession or license held by the practitioner. Establishes certain exceptions. Provides, for purposes of the law prohibiting the unlawful practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, that "the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine" includes attaching to an individual's name additional terms or other specified words that identify a member of a medical specialty. Establishes certain exceptions. Specifies that the exclusions to the practice of medicine and osteopathic medicine do not allow a person to use words or abbreviations that indicate or induce an individual to believe that the person is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine.

• Kevin Boehnlein · author
• Liz Brown Republican · author
• Dennis Zent · sponsor

1. Jan 10, 2022 Authored by Senator Boehnlein · upper
2. Jan 10, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
3. Jan 13, 2022 Senator Melton added as coauthor · upper
4. Jan 20, 2022 Senators Leising, Brown L, Becker, Yoder added as coauthors · upper
5. Jan 24, 2022 Senator Brown L removed as coauthor · upper
6. Jan 24, 2022 Senator Brown L added as second author · upper
7. Jan 27, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
8. Jan 27, 2022 Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor · upper
9. Jan 31, 2022 Amendment #1 (Boehnlein) prevailed; voice vote · upper
10. Jan 31, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
11. Jan 31, 2022 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
12. Feb 1, 2022 Senator Pol added as coauthor · upper
13. Feb 1, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 162: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
14. Feb 1, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Zent · upper
15. Feb 2, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
16. Feb 7, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
17. Feb 17, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
18. Feb 22, 2022 Representatives Jordan and Barrett added as cosponsors · lower
19. Feb 23, 2022 Amendment #2 (Zent) prevailed; voice vote · lower
20. Feb 23, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
21. Feb 24, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 271: yeas 84, nays 1 · lower
22. Feb 24, 2022 Representative Fleming added as cosponsor · lower
23. Feb 25, 2022 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
24. Feb 28, 2022 Motion to dissent filed · upper
25. Feb 28, 2022 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
26. Feb 28, 2022 House conferees appointed: Zent and Fleming · lower
27. Feb 28, 2022 House advisors appointed: Barrett, Lehe and Shackleford · lower
28. Feb 28, 2022 Representative Barrett removed as advisor · lower
29. Feb 28, 2022 Representative Zent removed as conferee · lower
30. Feb 28, 2022 Representative Barrett added as conferee · lower
31. Feb 28, 2022 Representative Jordan added as advisor · lower
32. Mar 1, 2022 Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Ford J.D. · upper
33. Mar 1, 2022 Senate advisors appointed: Boehnlein and Melton · upper
34. Mar 7, 2022 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
35. Mar 7, 2022 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
36. Mar 7, 2022 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 356: yeas 88, nays 6 · lower
37. Mar 8, 2022 Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 346: yeas 40, nays 10 · upper
38. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
39. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the Speaker · lower
40. Mar 15, 2022 Signed by the Governor · executive
41. Mar 15, 2022 Public Law 128 · upper
42. Mar 15, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · Mar 8, 2022 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 6, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Jan 27, 2022 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (S) · Jan 31, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Feb 17, 2022 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (H) · Feb 23, 2022 · PDF