The Florida Senate

CS/CS/HB 343: Mental Health Professional Licensure

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Professions and Public Health Subcommittee ; Koster ; Hunschofsky ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani ; Mooney ; Salzman ; Tant

Mental Health Professional Licensure; Revises licensing requirements for clinical social workers, marriage & family therapists, & mental health counselors.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  10/19/2021	House	• Filed
  11/5/2021	House	• Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
  1/11/2022	House	• Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/13/2022	House	• Favorable with CS by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee • Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  1/14/2022	House	• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
  1/28/2022	House	• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
  2/1/2022	House	• Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
  2/2/2022	House	• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  2/4/2022	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/1/2022	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2022)
  3/4/2022	House	• Substituted CS/SB 566 • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 566 (Ch. 2022-29), CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2022-71)

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• CS/CS/HB 343, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/2/2022 at 8:13 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 566 (er)	Mental Health Professional Licensure	Gruters	Similar	Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-29, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2022-71)
  H 693 (c2)	Department of Health	Professions and Public Health Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2022-71), CS/SB 566 (Ch. 2022-29)
  S 768 (er)	Department of Health	Rodriguez	Compare	Last Action: 4/20/2022 Chapter No. 2022-71, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 566 (Ch. 2022-29)

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  491.005	Licensure by examination.	Page 1 (pdf)

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• CS/HB 343, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/13/2022 at 4:53 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2022 (pdf)

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 566 (c1)	Mental Health Professional Licensure	Gruters	Similar	Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-29, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2022-71)
  H 693 (c1)	Department of Health	Professions and Public Health Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2022-71), CS/SB 566 (Ch. 2022-29)
  S 768 (c1)	Department of Health	Rodriguez	Compare	Last Action: 4/20/2022 Chapter No. 2022-71, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 566 (Ch. 2022-29)

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  528099 - Amendment Between lines 12 and 13, insert:	Koster	1/31/2022 7:49 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/1/2022	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  491.005	Licensure by examination.	Page 1 (pdf)

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• HB 343, Original Filed Version Posted 10/19/2021 at 11:35 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Professions and Public Health Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/7/2022 (pdf)

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 566 (c1)	Mental Health Professional Licensure	Gruters	Similar	Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-29, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2022-71)
  H 693	Department of Health	Professions and Public Health Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2022-71), CS/SB 566 (Ch. 2022-29)
  S 768	Department of Health	Rodriguez	Compare	Last Action: 4/20/2022 Chapter No. 2022-71, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 566 (Ch. 2022-29)

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  327989 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Koster	1/12/2022 5:19 PM	Adopted without Objection 1/13/2022	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  491.005	Licensure by examination.	Page 1 (pdf)

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