Music therapists; use of title, registration.
Summary
Creates a process for registration of musical therapists by the Board of Medicine and provides that no person shall use or assume the title "music therapist" unless he is registered with the Board of Medicine.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Feb 11, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 4, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1547S1
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106234D-S1
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 25, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Education and Health
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103941D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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