SB 713 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Art therapists and art therapy associates; definitions, licensure.

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Signed Mar 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2020

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 4, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Mar 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 301 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (75-Y 22-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB713S1
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106583D-S1
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104756D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
VA
9