HB202
Optometrists; expert witness testimony.
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 SB 254.-
Bill History
- 01/03/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100504D
- 01/03/2024 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/2024 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/29/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2024 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2024 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2024 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 02/27/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB202ER)
- 02/27/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 718 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0718)
