2026 Regular Session
HB7
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music Therapy
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Authorizing the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists to issue a limited license to practice music therapy; providing the purpose of the limited license is to permit an individual to practice music therapy while completing certain licensing requirements; and allowing a licensee with a limited license to practice music therapy under the supervision of a fully licensed music therapist.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 19, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
133 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 7 absent
April 6, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
46 yea–0 nay · 1 absent
Committee referrals
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 30
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (46-0) View roll call
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Senate Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Report by Finance
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Senate Referred Finance
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House Third Reading Passed (133-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Adopted
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House Favorable Report by Health
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House Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Health
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House Pre-filed