Increasing the behavioral health workforce by establishing a reciprocity program to increase the portability of behavioral health licenses and certifications.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Dec 24, 2018
Signed May 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2019 · House Apr 12, 2019
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Apr 23, 2019
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
15
Committee
12
May 9, 2019
Vetoed
Governor partially vetoed.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
upper
Apr 12, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-1-2)
house
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness.
upper
Apr 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; do pass.
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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