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CS/SB 566: Mental Health Professional Licensure

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Gruters

Mental Health Professional Licensure; Revising licensure requirements for clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors, etc.

Effective Date: 4/6/2022
 Last Action: 4/8/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-29, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2022-71)
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/20/2021 Senate • Filed
11/3/2021 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 35
11/22/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 12/02/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
12/2/2021 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 96
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
12/6/2021 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
1/6/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/11/22, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 35
• Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 115
• Now in Rules
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 91
1/24/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/27/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 236
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
1/31/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/03/22 -SJ 337
2/3/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 330
• Read 3rd time -SJ 330
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 330
• Immediately certified -SJ 337
2/3/2022 House • In Messages
3/1/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2022)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/4/2022 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 343
• Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/7/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
3/7/2022 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 720
4/5/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2022 • Approved by Governor
4/8/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-29, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 768 (Ch. 2022-71)