TN SB 20
died on adjournmentMedical Occupations - As introduced, creates an exemption from the requirement that an applicant for licensure as a professional counselor must have completed a graduate course of study of at least 60 credit hours if the applicant has a valid, unencumbered license as a professional counselor issued by another state, territory, or federal district of the United States and the board for professional counselors, marital and family therapists and clinical pastoral therapists judges as acceptable the licensing requirements of that other state, territory, or federal district. - Amends TCA Title 63.
Tennessee · 114S1 · upper
Quick answers
Did TN SB 20 pass?
No. TN SB 20 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-01-15): Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
What is TN SB 20 about?
TN SB 20 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Medical Occupations - As introduced, creates an exemption from the requirement that an applicant for licensure as a professional counselor must have completed a graduate course of study of at least 60 credit hours if the applicant has a valid, unencumbered license as a professional counselor issued by another state, territory, or federal district of the United States and the board for professional counselors, marital and family therapists and clinical pastoral therapists judges as acceptable the licensing requirements of that other state, territory, or federal district. - Amends TCA Title 63.”.
Who sponsors TN SB 20?
Watson is the primary sponsor of TN SB 20.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-14
- Latest action
- 2025-01-15 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
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- bill
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Sponsors
- Watsonprimary
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Action timeline
2024-12-19
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-01-14
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2025-01-15
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
referral-committee
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