IN HB1199 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-18 - Public Law 49
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-18 - Public Law 49
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Mental health professionals. Makes changes to the contact hours required for licensure in marriage and family therapy services. Removes references in behavioral health and human services licensing law to certified health care professionals. Specifies that the statutes concerning behavioral health and human services professionals may not be construed to limit addiction counseling performed by certain students, interns, and trainees studying in certain institutions. Requires an individual who is licensed as an addiction counselor or a clinical addiction counselor to: (1) display a counselor license or a clear copy of a counselor license at each location where the addiction counselor or clinical addiction counselor regularly practices; and (2) include certain information on the individual's professional marketing material. Changes certain educational and clinical experience requirements for a licensed addiction counselor and a licensed clinical addiction counselor.
Title
Mental health professionals. Makes changes to the contact hours required for licensure in marriage and family therapy services. Removes references in behavioral health and human services licensing law to certified health care professionals. Specifies that the statutes concerning behavioral health and human services professionals may not be construed to limit addiction counseling performed by certain students, interns, and trainees studying in certain institutions. Requires an individual who is licensed as an addiction counselor or a clinical addiction counselor to: (1) display a counselor license or a clear copy of a counselor license at each location where the addiction counselor or clinical addiction counselor regularly practices; and (2) include certain information on the individual's professional marketing material. Changes certain educational and clinical experience requirements for a licensed addiction counselor and a licensed clinical addiction counselor.
Sponsors
Rep. David Frizzell [R] | Rep. Ronald Bacon [R] | Sen. Randall Head [R] | Sen. Jean Breaux [D] |
Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D] |
Roll Calls
2019-04-02 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-20 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - Third reading (Y: 93 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-20 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - Third reading (Y: 93 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-04-18 | House | Public Law 49 |
2019-04-18 | House | Signed by the Governor |
2019-04-17 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
2019-04-08 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
2019-04-08 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
2019-04-03 | Senate | Returned to the House without amendments |
2019-04-02 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 373: yeas 48, nays 0 |
2019-03-26 | Senate | Senator Randolph added as cosponsor |
2019-03-26 | Senate | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
2019-03-21 | Senate | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
2019-02-27 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services |
2019-02-06 | House | Referred to the Senate |
2019-02-05 | House | Senate sponsors: Senators Head and Breaux |
2019-02-05 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 102: yeas 93, nays 1 |
2019-02-04 | House | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
2019-01-31 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
2019-01-10 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health |
2019-01-10 | House | Coauthored by Representative Bacon |
2019-01-10 | House | Authored by Representative Frizzell |