HB426
Professional counselors; Board of Counseling to recognize NCE as a valid examination for licensure.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
April 4, 2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443)
Chief Patron:
Joshua Cole (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. 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.-
Bill History
- 01/08/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104508D
- 01/08/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/12/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB426)
- 01/17/2024 - House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
- 02/01/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/01/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/01/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/06/2024 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106345D-H1
- 02/07/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB426H1)
- 02/08/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/09/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106345D-H1
- 02/09/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB426H1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
- 02/12/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/21/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108023D-S1
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB426S1)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108023D-S1
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB426S1
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/05/2024 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108023D-S1 (71-Y 28-N)
- 03/05/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (71-Y 28-N)
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB426ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB426ER)
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 443 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443)
