AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Amends the licensing statute to allow a graduate of a board approved physical therapy school to be reinstated upon a failed examination upon the filing and registering for a second examination.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2023
Last action May 15, 2023
Floor votes · House May 9, 2023
How they voted
55–11
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 74
May 9, 2023
D
Democratic64
84% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 15, 2023
Committee
05/15/2023 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
05/09/2023 House passed Sub A
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Legislature · Passed
04/25/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
03/21/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 10, 2023
Introduced
02/10/2023 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Potter
DDemocratic
P
Joseph McNamara
DDemocratic
P
Joshua Giraldo
DDemocratic
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