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H0501   by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS – Amends and adds to existing law relating to counselors and therapists to revise prohibited activities and exemptions; to revise provisions relating to board composition, meetings and powers; to provide qualification requirements for licensed clinical professional counselors; to revise qualification requirement provisions for marriage and family therapists; to provide for endorsement of certain licensees licensed in another state, territory or foreign country; to revise provisions relating to discipline; to revise provisions relating to unlawful acts; to provide for informed consent; to revise provisions relating to information disclosure and to provide for documented records of disclosure; and to revise specified powers and duties of the Bureau of Occupational Licenses relating to counselors and therapists.
  02/09 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  02/10 Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare  
  02/21 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  02/22 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day  
  02/23 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3
AYES – Anderson, Andrus, Barbieri, Barrett, Bateman, Batt, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bolz, Boyle, Burgoyne, Chadderdon, Chew, Collins, Crane, Cronin, DeMordaunt, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Gibbs, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Hart, Hartgen, Harwood, Higgins, Jaquet, Killen, King, Lacey, Lake, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, McGeachin, McMillan, Moyle, Nesset, Nielsen, Nonini, Palmer, Patrick, Pence, Perry, Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Simpson, Sims, Smith(30), Smith(24), Stevenson, Thayn, Thompson, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Bayer, Buckner-Webb, Henderson
Floor Sponsor - Chew
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  02/24 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare  
  03/02 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  03/05 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  03/06 Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES – Andreason, Bair, Bilyeu, Bock, Brackett, Broadsword, Cameron, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Goedde, Hammond, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Keough, LeFavour, Lodge, Malepeai, McKague, McKenzie, Mortimer, Nuxoll, Pearce, Rice, Schmidt, Siddoway, Smyser, Stennett, Tippets, Toryanski, Werk
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Vick, Winder
Floor Sponsor - Smyser
Title apvd - to House
 
  03/07 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling  
  03/08 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate  
  03/09 Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker  
  Signed by President; returned to House  
  03/12 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor  
  03/13 Delivered to Governor at 11:16 a.m. on March 12, 2012  
  03/14 Reported Signed by Governor on March 14, 2012
    Session Law Chapter 68
    Effective: 07/01/2012