SB189Introduced in the Senate
Provides for the licensure and regulation of genetic counselors. (BDR 54-69)
Introduced by Roberta Lange, District 7
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to genetic counseling; prescribing certain duties and authority of a genetic counselor; providing for the regulation of the practice of genetic counseling by the Board of Medical Examiners; requiring the appointment of the Genetic Counseling Advisory Council; prescribing the requirements for the issuance and renewal of a license as a genetic counselor; authorizing the Board to take certain actions to investigate and impose discipline against a genetic counselor; prohibiting the unlicensed practice of genetic counseling except in certain circumstances; establishing a privilege for certain confidential communications; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 179.
May 31, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
AssemblyStage: Assembly Final Passage · May 23, 2025
40
Yes
2
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
42 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each assemblymember voted
| Assemblymember | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | 1 | Yes |
| Heidi Kasama | 2 | Yes |
| Selena Torres-Fossett | 3 | Yes |
| Lisa Cole | 4 | Yes |
| Brittney Miller | 5 | Yes |
| Jovan Jackson | 6 | Yes |
| Tanya Flanagan | 7 | Yes |
| Duy Nguyen | 8 | Yes |
| Steve Yeager | 9 | Yes |
| Venise Karris | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 35.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 19, Nays: 2.) To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Read second time.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 2.) To Senate.
In Senate.
To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 179.
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