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Committee advances music‑therapy licensing fix and private security fee change
Summary
In executive session the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee adopted amendments delaying implementation dates and voted to report substitute HB 2363 (music therapy licensing temporary supervised practice) and substitute HB 2422 (private security company pays applicant fee) out of committee with due‑pass recommendations; HB 2363 passed by voice with staff reporting 16 ayes, HB 2422 passed on roll call, 9‑7 (one excused).
The committee moved two bills in executive session after public hearings.
Substitute House Bill 2,363 (music therapy licensure): Vice Chair Nance moved the bill out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation and Representative Reed moved an amendment (Ross 108) that extended the implementation date to Jan. 1, 2028. The amendment was adopted and the committee reported the substitute bill out of committee; staff announced 16 ayes with one member excused.
Substitute House Bill 24‑22 (private security guards): The bill removes the requirement that an applicant pay a private security guard license fee and instead requires the employing security company to pay; it also removes the transfer fee for applicants moving from one employer to another. An amendment (Ran 077) pushed the start date to Nov. 1, 2026; the amendment was adopted. The committee then recorded a roll‑call vote (detailed below) and reported substitute HB 24‑22 out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation (result reported as 9 ayes, 7 nays, one excused).
Vote summary for HB 24‑22 (as recorded in committee): Rep. Paul — Aye; Rep. Nance — Aye; Rep. Ibarra — Nay; Rep. McIntyre — Nay; Rep. Entenmann — Aye; Rep. Graham — Nay; Rep. Keaton — Nay; Rep. Levitt — Aye; Rep. Lee — Nay; Rep. Mendoza — Nay; Rep. Pollet — Aye; Rep. Reid — Aye; Rep. Salahuddin — Aye; Rep. Schmidt — Nay; Rep. Thomas — Aye; Rep. Timmons — Aye. Staff reported 9 ayes and 7 nays with one member excused.
Why it matters: HB 2363 removes a small timing barrier for newly licensed music therapists to provide supervised services while awaiting exam verification; HB 2422 shifts the licensing fee burden from often lower‑paid applicants to employers and standardizes fee treatment for transfers. Both bills were amended to delay implementation dates to allow agency readiness and then advanced by the committee.
The committee adjourned after the executive actions.
