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SB 119 - Mental Health Therapists; professional licensing; prohibit unlicensed practice, use of titles
Walker, Charles (D-22) Hill, Jack (D-04)
SC: H&HS HC: HUM R 05/17/2002 Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the ""Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists Licensing Law,"" so as to provide for the licensing of mental health therapists and associate mental health therapists; to change the provisions relating to the short title, legislative purpose, and definitions; to change the provisions relating to the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists, and standards committees thereof; to change the provisions prohibiting the unlicensed practice of specialties and the use of certain titles and change the exceptions to such prohibitions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Code Sections Amended

Electronically Recorded Votes
Vote Date Time Bill Description Yeas Nays N/V Exc
SV0138 03/01/2001 10:11am SB 119 PASSAGE 53 0 1 2
HV1178 04/03/2002 02:21pm SB 119 PASS 152 5 14 9
SV1103 04/12/2002 11:08am SB 119 AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE 49 0 7 0

Bill History
Date Action
05/17/2002 Signed by Governor (992)
04/23/2002 Senate Sent to Governor
04/12/2002 Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
04/03/2002 House Passed/Adopted
04/03/2002 House Third Readers
03/27/2002 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/07/2001 House Withdrawn, Recommitted
03/05/2001 House Second Readers
03/02/2001 House First Readers
03/01/2001 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/01/2001 Senate Third Read
02/16/2001 Senate Read Second Time
02/15/2001 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/07/2001 Senate Read and Referred
Versions
Current
SB119 mat
LC 30 0408S/ss
LC 11 0181/SB119eng
LC 11 0181/SB119
Footnotes:

3/07/01 Withdrawn from H&E and recommitted to HR&A in House

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