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SB 2877 Hawaii Senate · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS.

Summary
Clarifies that the practicum internship experience requirement is to be included with the course work in counseling requirement for mental health counselors. Clarifies that the supervised mental health practicum intern experience requirement is a total of 300 hours of supervised client contact across two academic terms. Permits applicants to fulfill all or part of their face-to-face clinical supervision requirement by a videoconference service. (HD2)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
House Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Sep 2020
Introduced Jan 23, 2020 Signed Sep 15, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Sep 15, 2020
Signed into law
Act 063, on 09/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1168).
lower
Sep 15, 2020
Signed into law
Act 063, 09/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1168).
upper
Jul 2, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 374).
upper
Jul 1, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Jun 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) McDermott; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi.
lower
Jun 25, 2020
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Matayoshi excused (2).
lower
Jun 25, 2020
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1212-20) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Jun 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Cachola, Kong, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Belatti, Cabanilla Arakawa, Har, Mizuno.
lower
Mar 13, 2020
Committee
Reported from IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1085-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, D. Kobayashi, Kong, Nishimoto, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, McDermott.
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to IAC, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 36
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 412) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Ruderman, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Fevella.
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-20 9:00AM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Re-Referred to CPH.
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to HMS, CPH.
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
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