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2024 SESSION

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SB 254 Optometrists; expert witness testimony.

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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Optometrists; expert witness testimony. Allows an optometrist to testify as an expert witness in a court of law on certain matters within the scope of his practice. This bill is identical to HB 202.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100278D  pdf
• 02/26/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB254ER)  pdf
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0764)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100278D
• 01/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/10/24  Senate: Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
• 01/15/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/16/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/17/24  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/18/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/24  House: Read first time
• 02/13/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/24  House: Read second time
• 02/21/24  House: Read third time
• 02/21/24  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/26/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB254ER)
• 02/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 764 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0764)