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HB 82 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BOARD OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROFESSIONALS.

Summary
Sections 1-4 clarify the type of supervised experience applicants are required to obtain in order to be qualified for licensure and eliminates the requirement that reciprocal applicants be certified by a national organization prior to being qualified for licensure. Additionally, section 2 eliminates a pending criminal charge as a basis to deny licensure. Section 5 changes the law governing chemical dependency professionals to eliminate a pending criminal charge as a basis to deny licensure. Sections 6-9 clarify the type of supervised experience applicants are required to obtain in order to be qualified for licensure and eliminates the requirement that reciprocal applicants be certified by a national organization prior to being qualified for licensure. Additionally, section 7 eliminates a pending criminal charge as a basis to deny licensure.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Mar 16, 2017 Signed May 2, 2017
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2017

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
May 2, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 2 NO 1 ABSENT
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Sunset Committee in Senate
upper
Mar 23, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
lower
Mar 23, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 82 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 82 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (House Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 16, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
lower
6 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CP
Charles Potter Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
1
P
DB
David B. McBride
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
MM
Michael Mulrooney
DDemocratic
DE
17
P
Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
DH
Deborah Hudson
RRepublican
DE
12
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
Co
JJ
James Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
JJ
John J. Viola
DDemocratic
DE
26
Co
JE
Joseph E. Miro
RRepublican
DE
22
Co
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17