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2010 SESSION

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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)