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2024 Regular Session

House Bill 906

Professional music therapists; provide for licensure by State Department of Health.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPISTS BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO PROVIDE FOR DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE MUSIC THERAPY ADVISORY COMMITTEE; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR ISSUES RELATED TO MUSIC THERAPY; TO PROVIDE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE; TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 2025, NO PERSON WITHOUT A LICENSE AS A PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST SHALL PRACTICE MUSIC THERAPY OR USE ANY TITLE THAT IMPLIES THAT THE PERSON IS A PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST; TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPISTS IN THE PROVISION OF MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES; TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE APPLICATION AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE; TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL; TO PROVIDE FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST LICENSEES; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO SET CERTAIN FEES; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO REQUIRE THAT ALL FEES COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE SPECIAL FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

7 co-sponsors

Sam Creekmore IV, Kevin Felsher, Bill Kinkade, Dana McLean, Ken Morgan, Donnie Scoggin, Joseph Tubb

Its course

February 2 to April 2, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 734 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 2 to Feb 2725 days

In the SenateMar 7 to Apr 2 · stopped26 days

Public Health and WelfareMar 19 to Apr 2 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 7

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 2 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 2Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 7Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 11 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 19Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Appropriations
  3. Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 7Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 7AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 7Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 19Referred To Public Health and Welfare;AppropriationsSenate
  8. Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate