MS HB50 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Failed on February 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-13 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Failed on February 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-13 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Provide For The Licensure Of Professional Music Therapists By The State Department Of Health; To Provide For Definitions; To Provide For The Establishment, Appointment And Membership Of The Music Therapy Advisory Committee; To Direct The Department To Seek The Advice Of The Advisory Committee For Issues Related To Music Therapy; To Provide The Powers And Duties Of The Advisory Committee; To Provide That Beginning On January 1, 2026, No Person Without A License As A Professional Music Therapist Shall Practice Music Therapy Or Use Any Title That Implies That The Person Is A Professional Music Therapist; To Prescribe Certain Requirements For Professional Music Therapists In The Provision Of Music Therapy Services; To Provide For Licensure Application And Qualifications For Licensure; To Provide For License Renewal; To Provide For Disciplinary Actions Against Licensees; To Direct The State Board Of Health To Set Certain Fees; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Require That All Fees Collected By The Department Under This Act Shall Be Deposited Into The Special Fund; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Professional music therapists; provide for licensure by State Department of Health.
Sponsors
| Rep. Larry Byrd [R] | Rep. Sam Creekmore [R] | Rep. Kevin Felsher [R] | Rep. Dana Underwood McLean [R] |
| Rep. Jeff Hale [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-13 | House | Died On Calendar |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Read the Third Time |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 2025-02-04 | House | DR - TSDP: AP To PH |
| 2025-01-30 | House | DR - TSDP: PH To AP |
| 2025-01-10 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations A |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0050.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0050IN.htm |
