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CS/CS/SB 358: Mental Health Professionals

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Health Policy ; Rodriguez

Mental Health Professionals; Creating the Professional Counselors Licensure Compact; providing for recognition of the privilege to practice licensed professional counseling in member states; providing for the recognition of the practice of professional counseling through telehealth in member states; providing for the development of the data system, reporting procedures, and the exchange of specified information between member states; specifying that the compact, commission rules, and commission actions are binding on member states, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect upon enactment of the Professional Counselors Licensure Compact into law by 10 states
 Last Action: 3/9/2022 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1521 (Ch. 2022-63), HB 1523 (Ch. 2022-64) -SJ 750
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/27/2021 Senate • Filed
10/13/2021 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 20
10/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/03/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
11/3/2021 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 96
11/4/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
11/9/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 20
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 90
2/17/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/22/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/22/2022 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 454
2/24/2022 Senate • Now in Appropriations
2/25/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2/28/2022 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 521
3/2/2022 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 522
3/7/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/22 -SJ 760
3/9/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 748
• Substituted CS/HB 1521 -SJ 750
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1521 (Ch. 2022-63), HB 1523 (Ch. 2022-64) -SJ 750