Optometrists/Add/Health Care Loan Repayment Program

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act adds optometrists as health care providers who are eligible for the Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program and limits the number of health care loan provider repayment grants to 2 optometrists per year.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Dec 18, 2025CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
2. Jan 14, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 10 Favorable · House Health & Human Development
3. Jan 20, 2026HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT38–0 vote
4. Jan 20, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · Senate Health & Social Services
5. Mar 11, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 Favorable · Senate Health & Social Services
6. Mar 24, 2026SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
7. Jul 23, 2026GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 26 cosponsors: 19 Democrats, 7 Republicans.

• JH Jeff HilovskyR Primary sponsor · District 4
• MM Melissa Minor-BrownD Joint sponsor · District 17
• MP Marie PinkneyD Joint sponsor · District 13