2025-2026 Regular Session • Pennsylvania Legislature
HB563: Providing for licensing and regulating the practice of music therapy; and making editorial changes.
Legislative Summary
An Act amending the act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), known as the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act, providing for licensing and regulating the practice of music therapy; and making editorial changes.
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Bill History
2/12/2025
Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Professional Licensure(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 37
Primary Sponsor

Eddie Pashinski
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (36)
Jose Giral
Democrat
Mary Isaacson
Democrat
Arvind Venkat
Democrat
Ben Sanchez
Democrat
Carol Hill-Evans
Democrat
Joseph Hohenstein
Democrat
Tarik Khan
Democrat
Joseph Ciresi
Democrat
Ed Neilson
Democrat
Robert Freeman
Democrat
Danielle Otten
Democrat
Malcolm Kenyatta
Democrat
Danilo Burgos
Democrat
Nikki Rivera
Democrat
Lisa Borowski
Democrat
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
Democrat
Darisha Parker
Democrat
Roni Green
Democrat
Jeanne McNeill
Democrat
Robert Matzie
Democrat
Kyle Mullins
Democrat
Brian Munroe
Democrat
Joseph Webster
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Democrat
Mary Jo Daley
Democrat
Gina Curry
Democrat
Nancy Guenst
Democrat
Kyle Donahue
Democrat
Anita Kulik
Democrat
Maureen Madden
Democrat
Timothy Briggs
Democrat
Tarah Probst
Democrat
Christopher Pielli
Democrat
Anthony Bellmon
Democrat
Melissa Shusterman
Democrat
Rick Krajewski
Democrat