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CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 506: Genetic Counseling Practice Act

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Finance and Taxation ; Governmental Oversight and Productivity ; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care ; Cowin

Genetic Counseling Practice Act; creates said act; requires licensure to practice genetic counseling; provides licensure requirements; provides for biennial renewal of licensure; provides for continuing education; provides grounds for disciplinary action; creates Board of Genetic Counselors within Medical Quality Assurance Div. in Health Dept.; redefines term "health care practitioner" to include persons licensed under said act, etc. Creates 468.901-.913; amends 20.43, 456.001.

Effective Date: 10/01/2004
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/7/2003 Senate • Prefiled
    11/14/2003 Senate • Referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
    12/1/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 12/10/03, 11:30 am, 412-K
    12/10/2003 Senate • CS by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    12/12/2003 Senate • Now in Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports
    12/29/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports, 01/05/04, 2:00 pm, 37-S
    1/5/2004 Senate • Favorable by Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    1/6/2004 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity
    1/13/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 01/21/04, 2:30 pm, 110-S
    1/21/2004 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    1/22/2004 Senate • Now in Finance and Taxation
    1/26/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 02/05/04, 9:00 am, 37-S --Temporarily postponed
    2/2/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/11/04, 9:00 am, 110-S --Not received
    2/9/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 02/19/04, 9:00 am, 37-S
    2/19/2004 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 0; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    3/1/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 03/04/04, 2:45 pm, 110-S
    3/2/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00034; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 12/10/03, 11:30 am, 412-K; CS by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00155; CS read first time on 03/02/04 -SJ 00137; Now in Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports -SJ 00155; On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports, 01/05/04, 2:00 pm, 37-S; Favorable by Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00152; Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00152; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 01/21/04, 2:30 pm, 110-S; CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00154; CS read first time on 03/02/04 -SJ 00137; Now in Finance and Taxation -SJ 00154; On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 02/05/04, 9:00 am, 37-S --Temporarily postponed; On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/11/04, 9:00 am, 110-S --Not received; On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 02/19/04, 9:00 am, 37-S; CS/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00153; CS read first time on 03/02/04 -SJ 00137; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00154; On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 03/04/04, 1:30 pm, 110-S -SJ 00208
    3/4/2004 Senate • CS/CS/CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00228; CS read first time on 03/10/04 -SJ 00239
    3/5/2004 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00228
    3/10/2004 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00220; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
    3/18/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00351; Read second time -SJ 00350
    3/24/2004 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00370; CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00370
    3/25/2004 House • In Messages
    4/21/2004 House • Received, referred to Finance & Tax; Health Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00640
    4/29/2004 House • Withdrawn from Finance & Tax; Health Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 01114; Placed on Calendar -HJ 01114
    4/30/2004 House • Read second and third times -HJ 01233; CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01233
    4/30/2004 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01740
    6/16/2004 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/24/2004 • Vetoed by Governor
    12/13/2004 Senate • Veto Message received, referred to Rules and Calendar (2004-A) -SJ 00005, -SJ 00009; (2005 Regular Session) -SJ 00105, -SJ 00109
    5/6/2005 Senate • Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State

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  • CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 506, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/1/2004 at 10:17 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 479 Cusack Similar Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died on Calendar
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.43 Department of Health.
    456.001 Definitions.
    468.901
    468.902
    468.903
    468.904
    468.905
    468.906
    468.907
    468.908
    468.909
    468.911
    468.912
    468.913

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  • CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 506, Committee Substitute 4 Posted 3/10/2004 at 1:28 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 3/4/2004 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/4/2004 (pdf)

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/24/2004 9:45 AM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2004 5:21 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.43 Department of Health.
    456.001 Definitions.
    468.901
    468.902
    468.903
    468.904
    468.905
    468.906
    468.907
    468.908
    468.909
    468.911
    468.912
    468.913

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 506, Committee Substitute 3 Posted 2/19/2004 at 3:41 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Finance and Taxation (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2004 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.43 Department of Health.
    456.001 Definitions.
    468.901
    468.902
    468.903
    468.904
    468.905
    468.906
    468.907
    468.908
    468.909
    468.911
    468.912
    468.913

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  • CS/CS/SB 506, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 1/22/2004 at 6:58 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Productivity (Post-Meeting) 1/22/2004 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/19/2004 9:00 AM Finance and Taxation View Vote Record

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.43 Department of Health.
    456.001 Definitions.
    468.901
    468.902
    468.903
    468.904
    468.905
    468.906
    468.907
    468.908
    468.909
    468.911
    468.912
    468.913

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  • CS/SB 506, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 12/12/2003 at 3:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care (Post-Meeting) 12/10/2003 (pdf)
    Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports (Post-Meeting) 12/10/2003 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/5/2004 2:00 PM Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/21/2004 2:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Productivity 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.43 Department of Health.
    456.001 Definitions.
    468.901
    468.902
    468.903
    468.904
    468.905
    468.906
    468.907
    468.908
    468.909
    468.911
    468.912
    468.913

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  • SB 506, Original Filed Version Posted 11/7/2003 at 11:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    12/10/2003 11:30 AM Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.43 Department of Health.
    468.901
    468.902
    468.903
    468.904
    468.905
    468.906
    468.907
    468.908
    468.909
    468.911
    468.912
    468.913

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