Professional counselors; Board of Counseling to recognize NCE as a valid examination for licensure.
Summary
Board of Counseling; licensure of professionalcounselors without examination. Allows the Board of Counselingto issue a license to practice as a professional counselor withoutexamination to an applicant seeking initial licensure or renewalof such license and who satisfies all other education, experience,and fitness to practice requirements set forth in regulation andwho is qualified to practice professional counseling.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2024
How they voted
24–16
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 443 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB426ER)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Assigned sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
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