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Senate bill · 89R

SB 51

Relating to the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers, including certain out-of-state applicants.

Did not pass

Progress

139 days from first to latest action, across 5 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Nov 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Stopped here

  4. Reported from committee

  5. Passed first chamber

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

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Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Co-author authorized

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  2. Referred to Health & Human Services Health and Human Services

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  3. Read first time

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  4. Filed

    Nov 12, 2024 · Senate

  5. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Nov 12, 2024 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Carol Alvarado cosponsorD

In committee

Topics

Intergovernmental RelationsMental Health & Substance AbuseOccupational Regulation: Health Occupations

Bill text

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SB 498Relating to the Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; authorizing fees.Kevin SparksRReferred to committeeDid not passFeb 20, 2025Co-author authorized
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HB 1537Relating to the Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; authorizing fees.Vikki GoodwinDReferred to committeeDid not passMar 12, 2025Referred to Human Services
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SB 437Relating to the provision of inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities and to civil and administrative penalties assessed for violations of statutes or rules governing chemical dependency treatment facilities.Chuy HinojosaDBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2038Relating to the issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the insured's health policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.Tom OliversonRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
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