l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 50

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 13, 2025. The 2025 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, 2026, 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

4 co-sponsors

Sam Creekmore IV, Kevin Felsher, Dana McLean, Jeff Hale

Its course

January 10 to February 13, 2025, 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 action6 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 10 to Feb 13 · stopped34 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 10 to Jan 3020 days

Appropriations AJan 30 to Feb 45 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 4 to Feb 40 days

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 Jan 10 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 10Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Appropriations A
  2. Jan 30Reported from PH to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Reported from AP to PH in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 12Read the third time in the House
  6. Feb 13Died on the calendar in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 10Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30DR - TSDP: PH To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4DR - TSDP: AP To PHHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 4Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives