2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB745: State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Behavior Analysts - Licensure Applications

Legislative Summary

Requiring the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists to issue a license to practice behavior analysis to qualified applicants within 30 days of receiving the completed application; requiring the State Board to issue a license within 50 days to an applicant who submitted an incomplete application but has presented additional information; and requiring the State Board to provide a certain e-mail notification regarding the status of an application for a license to practice behavior analysis.

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Bill History

1/27/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Favorable with Amendments {543425/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
House of Delegates
2/28/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/13/2025
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
3/28/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/28/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/20/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 755
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 543425/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 543425/1 Adopted

2/25/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/2/2025
45
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
2/27/2025
134
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED