PROF COUNSELOR-RESTRICTIONS
Summary
Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing Act. Provides that no person shall, without a valid license as a professional counselor issued by the Department, offer to render or render professional counseling services to individuals, corporations, or the public (now, offer to render or render professional counseling services to individuals, corporations, or the public if the words "professional counselor" or "licensed professional counselor" are used to describe the person offering to render or rendering them, or "professional counseling" is used to describe the services rendered or offered to be rendered).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2006
Committee Review
Mar 2006
Senate Passage
Mar 2006
House Passage
Mar 2006
Signed into Law
May 2006
Introduced Feb 9, 2006
Signed May 12, 2006
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2006 · House Mar 28, 2006
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 52
Feb 9, 2006
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 12, 2006
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Mar 28, 2006
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Mar 28, 2006
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-5)
house
Mar 15, 2006
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 023-000-000
lower
Mar 8, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2006
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Feb 9, 2006
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-3)
senate
Feb 1, 2006
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
upper
Jan 19, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities
upper
Jan 18, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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