Mississippi House Bill 906

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Failed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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, 2025, 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.

Professional music therapists; provide for licensure by State Department of Health.

Rep. Larry Byrd [R]	Rep. Sam Creekmore [R]	Rep. Kevin Felsher [R]	Rep. Bill Kinkade [R]
Rep. Dana Underwood McLean [R]	Rep. Ken Morgan [R]	Rep. Donnie Scoggin [R]	Rep. Joseph Tubb [R]

2024-03-07 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 105 N: 8 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-02	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-03-19	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2024-03-11	House	Transmitted To Senate
2024-03-07	House	Passed As Amended
2024-03-07	House	Amended
2024-03-07	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2024-02-27	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2024-02-02	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0906.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0906IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0906CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0906PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/ham/HB0906_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/house/0660032.pdf