Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2957: Modifies provisions relating to respiratory care practitioners
Status: In committee, March 25, 2026
What the bill says
From the amended text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2957 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 5908H.02C JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal sections 334.870 and 334.880, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof fifteen new sections relating to respiratory care practitioners. Section A. Sections 334.870 and 334.880, RSMo, are repealed and fifteen new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 334.870, 334.880, 334.1950, 334.1953, 334.1956, 334.1959, 334.1962, 334.1965, 334.1968, 334.1971, 334.1974, 334.1977, 334.1980, 334.1983, and 334.1986, to read as follows: 334.870. An applicant for a license to practice respiratory care may be issued a license which is valid until the expiration date as determined by the board after the following requirements have been met: (1) The applicant submits to the (b) Written evidence or] An active credential as a registered respiratory therapist through the National Board for Respiratory Care or a successor credentialing organization; b. Current licensure or registration [as a respiratory care practitioner] with an active credential as a registered respiratory therapist that authorizes the practice of respiratory care in another state, the District of Columbia or territory of the United States which requires standards for licensure or registration determined by the board to be equivalent to, or exceed, the requirements for licensure under sections 334.800 to 334.930; or c. An active credential as a certified respiratory …
Sponsors
- David Casteel (R, 097) · primary sponsor
- Kem Smith (D, 068)
Latest actions
- : HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 20 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0
- : HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- : Executive Session Completed (H)
- : Public Hearing Completed (H)
- : Referred: Professional Registration and Licensing(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Votes
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) (March 25, 2026): 20 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2957?
- HB2957 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies provisions relating to respiratory care practitioners.
- What is the status of HB2957?
- In committee as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 20 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2957?
- David Casteel (R, 097), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB2957?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2957&year=2026&code=R
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