Sickle Cell Disease Treatment of Pain Continuing Education
Summary
Sickle Cell Disease Treatment of Pain Continuing Education; Revises requirements for continuing education course on prescribing controlled substances.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 5, 2025
Last action Mar 11, 2026
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H 353 Filed
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MODERATE
The bill was significantly shortened and simplified, removing a new requirement for sickle cell disease continuing education that was present in the original version. The final version only retains the existing requirement for healthcare providers to complete a course on controlled substance prescribing, while deleting the separate section that mandated sickle cell training for specific professions.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from addressing two distinct continuing education topics (controlled substances and sickle cell disease) to addressing only controlled substance prescribing.
REQUIREMENT
Deleted Section 2, which required specific continuing education courses on sickle cell disease care management and pain treatment for healthcare professionals licensed under chapters 458, 459, and part I of chapter 464.
Removed the specific sickle cell disease content requirements from the controlled substance course description, leaving only the general standards for prescribing controlled substances.
TIMELINE
Changed the effective date from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2025, and removed the specific January 31, 2019 completion deadline.
TECHNICAL
Reduced the document from four pages to two pages and updated the bill identifier from 'HB 353' to 'CS/HB 353' to indicate it is a committee substitute version.
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2026
How they voted
23–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 26
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (23-0-3)
house
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Nov 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Nov 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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