Occupational Licensure of Military Spouses
Summary
Occupational Licensure of Military Spouses; Requires DOH or applicable board to issue professional license to spouses of active duty members of Armed Forces if certain requirements are met; requires DOH to waive application fee for such license applications; authorizes applicants issued such licenses to renew their licenses if certain requirements are met; requires DOH or applicable board to expedite applications for such licenses.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2022
Last action Mar 3, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2022
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Feb 17, 2022
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
16
Committee
21
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 562 (Ch. 2022-85)
lower
Feb 17, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0-1)
house
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Jan 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
Nov 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Nov 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Nov 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Nov 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christine Hunschofsky
DDemocratic
P
Dave Smith
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Learned
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Eskamani
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Benjamin
DDemocratic
Co
Daisy Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Anne Fetterhoff
RRepublican
Co
Felicia Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
Marie Woodson
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Beltran
RRepublican
Co
Sam Killebrew
RRepublican
Co
Tyler Sirois
RRepublican
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