Mental Health Professional Licensure
Summary
Mental Health Professional Licensure; Revising licensure requirements for clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2022 · House Mar 7, 2022
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Feb 3, 2022
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Apr 8, 2022
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2022-29, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2022-71)
legislature
Apr 6, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/11/22, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Dec 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Nov 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 12/02/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Nov 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Gruters
RRepublican
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