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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 157

An Act providing for grant awards to entities in rural counties and designated medically underserved areas to pay for the education debt of practitioners employed at the entity.

In the Senate's Appropriations Committee since October 29, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

22 co-sponsors

DAN FRANKEL, Tim Twardzik, Benjamin V. Sanchez, David H. Zimmerman, Arvind Venkat, Kristine C. Howard, Tarik Khan, BRYAN D. CUTLER, Keith J. Greiner, Carol Hill-Evans, ROBERT FREEMAN, TINA PICKETT, Joe Webster, G. Roni Green, Lisa A. Borowski, Liz Hanbidge, Leslie Rossi, Mike Armanini, MARTIN T. CAUSER, Keith S. Harris, Dave Madsen, Anthony A. Bellmon

Its course

January 14 to October 29, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action15 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Mar 1964 days

HealthJan 14 to Feb 522 days

AppropriationsMar 18 to Mar 191 day

In the SenateFrom Mar 19

Institutional Sustainability & InnovationApr 14 to Oct 28197 days

AppropriationsFrom Oct 29

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading194–8

    Passed · Mar 19

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 5

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 14 – Mar 19

  1. Jan 14Sent to HEALTH
  2. Feb 5HEALTH recommended it as amended
  3. Mar 18Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Mar 19APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 194 to 8

In the Senate Apr 14 – Oct 29

  1. Apr 14Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION
  3. Oct 28INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION recommended it
  4. Oct 29Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred to HEALTH, Jan. 14, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Reported as amended, Feb. 5, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Feb 5First consideration, Feb. 5, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Laid on the table, Feb. 5, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Mar 17Removed from table, March 17, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Mar 18Second consideration, March 18, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Mar 18Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 18, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Mar 19Re-reported as committed, March 19, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Mar 19Third consideration and final passage, March 19, 2025 (194-8)House of Representatives
  10. Mar 19(Remarks see House Journal Page 246-247), March 19, 2025House of Representatives
  11. Apr 14In the SenateSenate
  12. Apr 14Referred to INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION, April 14, 2025Senate
  13. Oct 28Reported as committed, Oct. 28, 2025Senate
  14. Oct 28First consideration, Oct. 28, 2025Senate
  15. Oct 29Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 29, 2025Senate