TO AMEND THE PRACTICE AND REGULATION OF COUNSELING AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY; AND TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AND FOR SEEKING ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND SPECIALIZATIONS.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Feb 2023
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Signed Feb 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2023 · House Feb 13, 2023
How they voted
20–1
Passed
Total votes 21
Feb 6, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Feb 23, 2023
Signed into law
Notification that SB42 is now Act 78
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned To the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Jan 18, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Sullivan
RRepublican
P
DeAnn Vaught
RRepublican
Co
Missy Irvin
RRepublican
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