Support New Licensing Requirements for Music Therapists: House of Bad Cards

Have you heard of the great danger that music therapists pose?

We haven't either.

HB 2284 proposes a significant expansion of occupational licensing in Texas by requiring music therapists to obtain a state license through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). The bill establishes educational and credentialing requirements, creates an advisory board, mandates compliance with ethical standards, and grants disciplinary authority to the state.

What Republican would vote for this?

GOP Platform Conflict: Plank 26 opposes unnecessary occupational licensing.

RV#1863: Yea 96 (R 39, D 57) - Nay 47 (R 45, D 2)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Little; Louderback; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bumgarner; Canales; Cook; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dorazio; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Luther; Money; Munoz; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Slawson; Spiller; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton

Absent - Lopez, R.; Lozano; Martinez Fischer; Swanson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 1863 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

(Bill summary provided in part by Texas Policy Research)