CS/SB 1770 (2021) -  Genetic Counseling

General Bill by Health Policy and Jones
Genetic Counseling: Creating the “Genetic Counseling Workforce Act”; providing licensure, licensure renewal, and continuing education requirements; requiring the Department of Health to adopt by rule continuing education requirements; prohibiting the licensing of a genetic counselor from being contingent on his or her participation in counseling that conflicts with his or her deeply held moral or religious beliefs; revising the definition of the term “health care practitioner” to include licensed genetic counselors, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 06/23/21 Chapter No. 2021-133 on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 11:48 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/24/21 11:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1772 Subject: Fees/Genetic Counselor Licenses Relationship: Linked
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1233 Subject: Genetic Counseling Patient Protection Act Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 1235 Subject: Fees Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/25/2021 9:13:21 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/23/2021 11:21:39 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/26/2021 03:51 PM   Yeas: 36 Nays: 4 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 47] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/28/2021 06:50 PM   Yeas: 116 Nays: 1 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 397] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2021-133 Time: 06/23/2021 - 11:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/21/2021 - 6:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/16/2021 - 3:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 846 Time: 04/28/2021 - 8:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/28/2021 - 7:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 1 Time: 04/28/2021 - 6:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/28/2021 - 6:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/27/2021 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/27/2021 - 6:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/27/2021 - 6:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/26/2021 - 9:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2021) Time: 04/26/2021 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/26/2021 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 4 -SJ 704 Time: 04/26/2021 - 3:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 704 Time: 04/26/2021 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (303892, 967780) -SJ 703 Time: 04/26/2021 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 703 Time: 04/26/2021 - 3:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/21 -SJ 721 Time: 04/22/2021 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Appropriations; Rules -SJ 642 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:46 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 03/29/2021 - 11:14 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 321 Time: 03/25/2021 - 7:10 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/25/2021 - 12:05 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 312 Time: 03/24/2021 - 1:55 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/24/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/19/2021 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 201 Time: 03/10/2021 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 201 Time: 03/04/2021 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/26/2021 - 9:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
20.43 CS/CS/HB 1233
456.001 CS/CS/HB 1233
483.911 CS/CS/HB 1233
483.912 CS/CS/HB 1233
483.913 CS/CS/HB 1233
483.914 CS/CS/HB 1233
483.915 CS/CS/HB 1233
483.916 CS/CS/HB 1233
483.917 CS/CS/HB 1233
483.918 CS/CS/HB 1233
483.919 HB 1235, CS/SB 1772