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2023 SESSION
SB 802 Counseling Compact; licensure of professional counselors.
Introduced by: Ghazala F. Hashmi | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Licensure of professional counselors; Counseling Compact. Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Counseling Compact. The Compact permits eligible licensed professional counselors to practice in Compact member states, provided that they are licensed in at least one member state. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024, and directs the Board of Counseling to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to HB 1433.
FULL TEXT
- 12/05/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100851D pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB802ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0685) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/05/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100851D
- 12/05/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/17/23 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/23 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/24/23 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N)
- 01/25/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/23 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/09/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/23 House: Read first time
- 02/09/23 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/14/23 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/23 House: Read second time
- 02/17/23 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/23 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/23 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/23 House: Read third time
- 02/22/23 House: Passed House (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/23 House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB802ER)
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/27/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 685 (effective 1/1/24)
- 03/27/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0685)