Relating to dental laboratories; and prescribing an effective date.
Summary
Requires a dental laboratory to register with the Health Licensing Office. Defines "dental laboratory." Requires a dental laboratory to provide a material content disclosure to a dentist who prescribes a work order for a dental prosthetic appliance or other artificial material or device. Defines "material content disclosure." Allows the office to impose discipline for certain violations. Directs the office to provide administrative and regulatory oversight to the dental laboratory program. Becomes operative July 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed May 28, 2025
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Introduced
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Enrolled
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May 28, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized and enrolled after being introduced, with minor formatting changes and one substantive addition to the registration requirements. The sponsors were updated to include an additional representative, and the bill title was changed from a draft to the final enrolled version. The most significant policy change adds specific contact information requirements to the dental laboratory registration application.
Scope change
No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the substantive policy content remains the same.
TECHNICAL
Sponsors were updated from Representatives PHAM H and NOSSE to include Representative JAVADI as an additional sponsor.
Removed the editor's summary section and replaced the bill header with the official enrolled format.
REQUIREMENT
Dental laboratory registration applications must now include the laboratory's phone number and electronic mail address, plus the physical address if different from the mailing address.
Registration applications must include an attestation that the laboratory meets federal infectious disease control requirements from OSHA and the CDC.
Registration applications must include an attestation that the laboratory will comply with the material content disclosure requirements in section 4 of the Act.
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2025 · House Apr 10, 2025
How they voted
20–7
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 30
May 21, 2025
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
R
Republican12
58% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed.
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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