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CS/HB 247: Marriage and Family Therapists

GENERAL BILL by Health Quality Subcommittee ; Mercado ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Duran

Marriage and Family Therapists; Provides equivalent education requirements for licensure by examination; removes certain education requirements for licensure or certification by endorsement.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/11/2019 House • Filed
1/23/2019 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 39
2/13/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 02/20/19, 4:00 pm, Mashburn Hall
2/20/2019 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 308
2/22/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2/27/2019 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 295
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 39
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 290
3/15/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
3/19/2019 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 459
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 460
3/26/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/28/19, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
3/28/2019 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 539
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 539
4/4/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
4/10/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 610
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/11/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 651
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 651
4/18/2019 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 393
4/22/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 393
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Health Policy