Indiana House Bill 1243 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on March 30 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-30 - Public Law 118
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Genetic counselors. Amends the definition of "genetic counseling" for purposes of the genetic counselor licensing laws. Requires the genetic counselor master's degree training program to be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counselors. (Current law requires accreditation by the American Board of Genetic Counseling.) Updates references to the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics. Amends requirements for a temporary license. Requires an applicant to complete the continuing education requirements of certain certifying organizations to renew a license. Provides that a genetic counselor may not be required to perform, participate in, or provide a service that violates any sincerely held ethical, moral, or religious belief held by the genetic counselor, and allows for a civil action for damages or reinstatement of employment for a violation. Repeals the law concerning education hardship waiver provision.

Genetic counselors.

Rep. Ann Vermilion [R]	Rep. Cindy Kirchhofer [R]	Rep. Robin Shackleford [D]	Rep. Ronald Bacon [R]
Sen. Vaneta Becker [R]	Sen. Ronald Grooms [R]	Sen. Jean Breaux [D]

2020-03-04 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 57 N: 27 NV: 5 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 42 N: 3 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 94 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-30	House	Public Law 118
2020-03-18	House	Signed by the Governor
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2020-03-09	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2020-03-05	House	Signed by the Speaker
2020-03-04	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 315: yeas 58, nays 26
2020-03-04	House	Motion to concur filed
2020-02-26	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2020-02-25	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 246: yeas 42, nays 3
2020-02-24	Senate	Senator Breaux added as cosponsor
2020-02-24	Senate	Senator Grooms added as second sponsor
2020-02-24	Senate	Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
2020-02-24	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2020-02-20	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2020-02-11	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2020-01-29	House	Referred to the Senate
2020-01-28	House	Senate sponsor: Senator Becker
2020-01-28	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 97: yeas 96, nays 2
2020-01-27	House	Representatives Shackleford and Bacon added as coauthors
2020-01-27	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2020-01-23	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2020-01-13	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2020-01-13	House	Coauthored by Representative Kirchhofer
2020-01-13	House	Authored by Representative Vermilion

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1243/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/b/5/1/8b51f786/HB1243.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/f/3/6/7f3680f0/HB1243.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/1/1/6/31166559/HB1243.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/c/0/d/8c0dcdb1/HB1243.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/e/2/1/3e2164b1/HB1243.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/9/5/f/795fc5b1/HB1243.04.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/6/f/0/96f02c3a/HB1243.04.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/f/1/0/0f10da42/HB1243.05.ENRS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/a/7/2/fa72fc93/HB1243.01.INTR.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/9/e/4/79e48657/HB1243.97_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/c/2/c/7c2c6478/HB1243.02.COMH.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/3/e/1/c3e12e86/HB1243.246_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/b/9/d/6b9dc419/HB1243.315_H.pdf