---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions relating to licensing of health care professionals."
description: "Modifies provisions relating to licensing of health care professionals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 115"
citation: "Missouri HB 115 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shields, Brenda"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 44
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-01T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9edb132c-c155-4910-96da-a92f3894b198"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB115&year=2023&code=R"
source_hash: "d2b91725343e6e800e8747f346e13bf1fb36c7e3282f6d91ab6072472bd735b6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mo"]
---

# Missouri HB 115 (2023) — Modifies provisions relating to licensing of health care professionals.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/hlrbillspdf/0039H.01I.pdf)
2. **Amendment 0039H03.03H (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/amendpdf/0039H03.03H.pdf)
3. **Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/hlrbillspdf/0039H.03C.pdf)
4. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/hlrbillspdf/0039H.03P.pdf)
5. **Senate Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/hlrbillspdf/0039S.05F.pdf)
6. **Truly Agreed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/hlrbillspdf/0039S.05T.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Read and Passed (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- House Adopts (H) - SS — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (S) - — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shields, Brenda — primary (person)
- Sherri Gallick — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Butz — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Thompson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled (H)
- **2023-01-04T06:00:00+00:00** Read First Time (H)
- **2023-01-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2023-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Professional Registration and Licensing(H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2023-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2023-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-01T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Administrative Oversight(H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2023-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- **2023-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- **2023-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2023-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Adopted (H)
- **2023-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted. AYES: 141 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0
- **2023-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (H) `reading-3`
- **2023-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 147 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Governmental Accountability(S)
- **2023-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Thursday, March 2, 2023, 8:00 a.m., Seante Lounge
- **2023-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2023-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2023-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (S) `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** SS Offered `introduction`
- **2023-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** SS Adopted (S)
- **2023-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (S) - AYES: 31 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SS
- **2023-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2023-04-06T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2023-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts (H) - SS AYES: 141 NOES: 15 PRESENT: 0
- **2023-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 141 NOES: 15 PRESENT: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-22T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker (H)
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2023-07-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-06T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9edb132c-c155-4910-96da-a92f3894b198`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).