House2023-24 sessionFiscal note
E2SHB 2247 — Addressing behavioral health provider shortages.
Signed into law — Chapter 371, Laws of 2024
- Sponsor
- Bateman
- Introduced
- February 5, 2024
- Status
- C 371 L 24
- Last action
- Effective date 10/1/2025***. (March 29, 2024)
What this bill does
Changes licensing requirements, practice settings, and reimbursement requirements for various behavioral health professions.
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Floor votes
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 202497 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 5, 202493 yea · 0 nay · 4 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · February 29, 202449 yea · 0 nay
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