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2020 SESSION
SB 713 Art therapists and art therapy associates; definitions, licensure.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Board of Counseling; licensure of art therapists and art therapist associates. Requires the Board of Counseling to adopt regulations establishing a regulatory structure to license art therapists and art therapist associates, as those terms are defined in the bill, in the Commonwealth and establishes an advisory board to assist the Board in this process. Under the bill, no person shall engage in the practice of art therapy or hold himself out or otherwise represent himself as an art therapist or art therapist associate unless he is licensed by the Board.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104756D pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106583D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB713ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0301) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104756D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/20/20 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 01/30/20 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/30/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106583D-S1
- 01/31/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20106583D-S1
- 02/03/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB713S1
- 02/04/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/18/20 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 House: Read second time
- 02/21/20 House: Read third time
- 02/21/20 House: Passed House (75-Y 22-N)
- 02/21/20 House: VOTE: Passage (75-Y 22-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB713ER)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/27/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2020
- 03/04/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 11, 2020
- 03/11/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 301 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0301)