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HB 153 Physical therapy; advertising prohibited if not a licensed physical therapist or assistant.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Physical therapy; advertising. Provides that no person shall advertise services using the words "physical therapy" or "physiotherapy" unless those services are provided by a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, and establishes a process for reporting possible violations. This bill is identical to SB 195.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100857D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104431D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB153ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/05/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100857D
- 01/05/10 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/20/10 House: Assigned HWI sub: #1
- 02/01/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/10 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104431D-H1
- 02/03/10 House: Read first time
- 02/04/10 House: Read second time
- 02/04/10 House: Committee substitute agreed to 10104431D-H1
- 02/04/10 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB153H1
- 02/08/10 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/18/10 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/10 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/10 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/10 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/10 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/10 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB153ER)
- 02/24/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/09/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 70 (effective 7/1/10)
- 03/09/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070)