Professional counselors; licensure. (HB1666)

Introduced By

Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Licensure of professional counselors. Establishes minimum education requirements for licensure as a professional counselor and provides that an applicant must have received a master's degree from a program in which the primary emphasis is on preparation for the practice of counseling.  The bill exempts individuals who meet all other requirements for licensure as a professional counselor related to coursework and completion of a supervised residency by July 1, 2017, from provisions related to completion of a graduate degree. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/07/2013Committee
01/07/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103309D
01/07/2013Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/09/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB1666)
01/11/2013Assigned HWI sub: #2
01/24/2013Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
01/29/2013Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2013Read first time
01/31/2013Read second time
01/31/2013Committee amendments agreed to
01/31/2013Engrossed by House as amended HB1666E
01/31/2013Printed as engrossed 13103309D-E
02/01/2013Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/01/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB1666E)
02/01/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
02/04/2013Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/14/2013Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2013Read third time
02/18/2013Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2013Enrolled
02/21/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1666ER)
02/21/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB1666ER)
02/21/2013Signed by Speaker
02/22/2013Signed by President
03/13/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 264 (effective 7/1/13)
03/13/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 55 seconds.