VA HB612 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on February 20 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0010)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Genetic counseling; licensure. Provides that no person shall practice or hold himself out as practicing genetic counseling without a valid, unrevoked license as a genetic counselor from the Board of Medicine. The bill establishes requirements and a process for licensure as a genetic counselor, sets forth exemptions from the requirements for a license, and establishes the Advisory Board on Genetic Counseling.

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Title

Genetic counseling; regulation of practice, licensure, advisory board established.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-21 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (79-Y 11-N) (Y: 80 N: 12 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-16 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 20 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 2-N) (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-02-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0010)
2014-02-20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 10 (effective 7/1/14)
2014-02-14SenateSigned by President
2014-02-12HouseSigned by Speaker
2014-02-12HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB612ER)
2014-02-12HouseEnrolled
2014-02-10SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2014-02-10SenateRead third time
2014-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2014-02-06SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2014-01-22SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2014-01-22SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2014-01-21HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (79-Y 11-N)
2014-01-21HouseRead third time and passed House (79-Y 11-N)
2014-01-20HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB612H1
2014-01-20HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 14103616D-H1
2014-01-20HouseRead second time
2014-01-17HouseRead first time
2014-01-16HouseCommittee substitute printed 14103616D-H1
2014-01-16HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
2014-01-14HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 2-N)
2014-01-09HouseAssigned HWI sub: # 1
2014-01-07HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2014-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101520D

Same As/Similar To

SB330 (Same As) 2014-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5413516(n/a)See Bill Text
5413520(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB612
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB612+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB612H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB612ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0010+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H1201V0006+HB0612
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H12V0023+HB0612
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV0097+HB0612
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S04V0106+HB0612
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0321HB0612+HB0612
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0327HB0612+HB0612

Bill Comments

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