IN SB0224 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 34-7)
Status: Passed on March 21 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-21 - Public Law 160
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 34-7)
Status: Passed on March 21 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-21 - Public Law 160
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Behavioral health and human services. Allows up to 50% of the supervised experience hours required for licensure as the following to be accounted for through virtual supervision by the appropriate supervisor: (1) Clinical social worker. (2) Mental health counselor. (3) Marriage and family therapist. (4) Addiction counselor. Reduces the required number of face to face client contact hours for a marriage and family therapist license from 500 to 400 face to face client contact hours. Requires an applicant for licensure as a mental health counselor or mental health counselor associate to complete a clinical practicum, an internship, or field experience
Title
Behavioral health and human services. Allows up to 50% of the supervised experience hours required for licensure as the following to be accounted for through virtual supervision by the appropriate supervisor: (1) Clinical social worker. (2) Mental health counselor. (3) Marriage and family therapist. (4) Addiction counselor. Reduces the required number of face to face client contact hours for a marriage and family therapist license from 500 to 400 face to face client contact hours. Requires an applicant for licensure as a mental health counselor or mental health counselor associate to complete a clinical practicum, an internship, or field experience
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-03-14 - Senate - Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-03-13 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 93 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-03-05 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 83 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2018-01-18 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-10 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-13 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 93 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-03-05 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 83 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2018-01-18 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-10 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-21 | Senate | Public Law 160 |
| 2018-03-21 | Senate | Signed by the Governor |
| 2018-03-20 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 2018-03-19 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
| 2018-03-15 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
| 2018-03-14 | Senate | Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 383: yeas 47, nays 0 |
| 2018-03-13 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 383: yeas 93, nays 4 |
| 2018-03-13 | Senate | CCR # 1 filed in the Senate |
| 2018-03-13 | House | CCR # 1 filed in the House |
| 2018-03-12 | House | Representative Wright added as cosponsor |
| 2018-03-12 | House | Rule 105.1 suspended |
| 2018-03-08 | House | Representative Davisson added as advisor |
| 2018-03-07 | House | House advisors appointed: Cook and Shackleford |
| 2018-03-07 | House | House conferees appointed: Frizzell and Austin |
| 2018-03-07 | House | Representatives Lehe and May added as cosponsors |
| 2018-03-07 | House | Rule 105.1 suspended |
| 2018-03-06 | Senate | Senate advisors appointed: Merritt, Mrvan, Charbonneau and Bohacek |
| 2018-03-06 | Senate | Senate conferees appointed: Head and Breaux |
| 2018-03-06 | Senate | Senate dissented from House amendments |
| 2018-03-06 | Senate | Motion to dissent filed |
| 2018-03-06 | House | Returned to the Senate with amendments |
| 2018-03-05 | House | Representatives Bacon, Bartels, Burton, Cherry, Ellington, Engleman, Friend, Frye, Heaton, Heine, Kirchhofer, Mahan, Mayfield, McNamara, Miller, Negele, Schaibley, Siegrist, Steuerwald, Zent, Bartlett, Goodin, Taylor J, Ziemke added as cosponsors |
| 2018-03-05 | House | Representative Davisson added as cosponsor |
| 2018-03-05 | House | Rule 105.1 suspended |
| 2018-03-05 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 308: yeas 83, nays 10 |
| 2018-03-01 | House | Amendment #1 (Torr) prevailed; voice vote |
| 2018-03-01 | House | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| 2018-02-26 | House | Representative Austin added as cosponsor |
| 2018-02-26 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| 2018-02-12 | House | Representative Cook added as cosponsor |
| 2018-02-06 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health |
| 2018-01-23 | Senate | Referred to the House |
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | Senators Holdman, Glick, Alting added as coauthors |
| 2018-01-18 | Senate | Senators Crider, Zay, Breaux added as coauthors |
| 2018-01-18 | Senate | Senator Randolph added as coauthor |
| 2018-01-18 | Senate | House sponsor: Representative Frizzell |
| 2018-01-18 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 26: yeas 49, nays 0 |
| 2018-01-16 | Senate | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| 2018-01-11 | Senate | Senator Merritt added as third author |
| 2018-01-11 | Senate | Senator Charbonneau added as second author |
| 2018-01-10 | Senate | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
| 2018-01-03 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services |
| 2018-01-03 | Senate | Authored by Senator Head |
