Appropriations panel advances HB1425 after adopting technical amendments from DORA and ABA providers

May 5, 2026

Representatives moved a package of mostly technical amendments to House Bill 1425 drawn from DORA and ABA providers; the committee adopted L006–L012 and J002 by unanimous consent and advanced the bill to the Committee of the Whole 10–1. Sponsors said the changes were non‑substantive and intended to clarify credentialing, licensing and disciplinary language.

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Representative Gilchrist described the package as "mostly technical amendments that came from DORA and in collaboration with the ABA providers" that change licensing requirements, scope of practice and disciplinary sections. He told the committee the package is not substantive but updates credentialing language and definitions.

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