Permits expedited licensure in mental health professions for certain out-of-State individuals during state of emergency or public health emergency.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2021
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jun 8, 2020
Signed May 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2021 · General Assembly Oct 29, 2020
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Mar 25, 2021
D
Democratic26
92% Yea
R
Republican14
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 12, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.94.
executive
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0)
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-0)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Nov 5, 2020
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
Oct 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-0-0)
lower
Oct 8, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 8, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee
lower
5 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
P
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
P
Kristin Corrado
RRepublican
P
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
P
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
Co
GM
Gabriela M. Mosquera
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Lampitt
DDemocratic
Co
TP
Thomas P. Giblin
DDemocratic
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