Josh Cole
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 65
Primary
Board of Counseling; licensure of professional counselors without examination. Directs the Board of Counseling to recognize the National Counselor Examination as a valid examination for licensure as a professional counselor in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Board of Counseling; licensure of professional counselors without examination. Directs the Board of Counseling to develop an examination alternative to licensure for professional counselors. The bill states that such alternative shall allow an applicant to be licensed as a professional counselor if the applicant meets the education, experience, and fitness to practice requirements determined by the Board.
Board of Counseling; licensure of professionalcounselors without examination. Allows the Board of Counselingto issue a license to practice as a professional counselor withoutexamination to an applicant seeking initial licensure or renewalof such license and who satisfies all other education, experience,and fitness to practice requirements set forth in regulation andwho is qualified to practice professional counseling.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 443 (effective 7/1/24)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
Impact statement from DPB (HB426ER)
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB426ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
VOTE: Adoption (71-Y 28-N)
Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108023D-S1 (71-Y 28-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB426S1)
Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB426S1
Committee substitute agreed to 24108023D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Committee substitute printed 24108023D-S1
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
Committee substitute agreed to 24106345D-H1
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB426H1
Read second time
Read first time
Impact statement from DPB (HB426H1)
Committee substitute printed 24106345D-H1
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
Assigned sub: Health Professions
Impact statement from DPB (HB426)
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104508D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104508D | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 24106345D-H1 | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 24108023D-S1 | PDF HTML |
| HB426ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0443 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB426FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB426FS1122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB426FH1122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB426F122.PDF |
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