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CS/HB 1521: Professional Counselors Licensure Compact

GENERAL BILL by Professions and Public Health Subcommittee ; Koster ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hunschofsky ; Mooney

Professional Counselors Licensure Compact; Creates Professional Counselors Licensure Compact; provides for recognition to practice licensed professional counseling in member states; provides for recognition of practice of professional counseling through telehealth in member states; provides for development of data system, reporting procedures, & exchange of specified information between member states; specifies licensees practicing in remote state under compact must adhere to laws & rules of remote state.

Effective Date: upon enactment of the Professional Counselors Licensure Compact into law by 10 states
Last Action: 4/8/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-63; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1523 (Ch. 2022-64)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/10/2022 House • Filed
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/16/2022 House • Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
1/31/2022 House • Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
2/2/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
2/3/2022 House • Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/4/2022 House • Original reference removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
• Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/8/2022 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2/15/2022 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2/17/2022 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2022)
2/22/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/24/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
• Immediately certified
2/24/2022 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 467
2/28/2022 Senate • Received -SJ 467
3/9/2022 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 749
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 358 -SJ 750
• Read 2nd time -SJ 749
• Read 3rd time -SJ 750
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 750
3/9/2022 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
4/5/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2022 • Approved by Governor
4/8/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-63; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1523 (Ch. 2022-64)