AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- LICENSING OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS
Summary
Changes the name of "applied behavior assistant analyst" to "assistant applied behavior analyst" and makes several changes to provide consistency in the certification language for behavioral analysts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed Jun 30, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2025
How they voted
65–1
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 75
Jun 20, 2025
D
Democratic64
89% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 30, 2025
Signed into law
06/30/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/20/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/20/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 6, 2025
Committee
05/06/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
03/14/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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