Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2215 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2641 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2215
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to establishing a commission to study the feasibility of joining the counseling
13	13	compact.
14	14	_______________
15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/16/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/17/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2025Andres X. Vargas3rd Essex2/11/2025 1 of 2
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2641 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2215
19	19	By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2215) of
20	20	Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for legislation to establish a special commission (including
21	21	members of the General Court) to study the feasibility of joining the counseling compact.
22	22	Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
23	23	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
24	24	SEE HOUSE, NO. 4753 OF 2023-2024.]
25	25	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
26	26	_______________
27	27	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
28	28	(2025-2026)
29	29	_______________
30	30	An Act relative to establishing a commission to study the feasibility of joining the counseling
31	31	compact.
32	32	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
33	33	of the same, as follows:
34	34	1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a
35	35	2commission to study the feasibility of Massachusetts joining the counseling compact for licensed
36	36	3mental health counselors.
37	37	4 SECTION 2. The commission shall consist of the house and senate chairs of the joint
38	38	5committee on consumer protection and professional licensure, who shall serve as the co-chairs;
39	39	6the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on health care financing or their designee; the
40	40	7house and senate chairs of the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, or
41	41	8their designee; one member to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; one
42	42	9member to be appointed by the house minority leader; one member to be appointed by the senate 2 of 2
43	43	10president; one member to be appointed by the senate minority leader; the commissioner of the
44	44	11department of mental health or designee; one member of the board of Massachusetts Mental
45	45	12Health Counselors Association, Inc.; one member of the Board of Registration of Allied Mental
46	46	13Health and Human Services Professionals; one member of the Massachusetts Association for
47	47	14Mental Health; and one member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Greater Boston.
48	48	15 SECTION 3. The commission shall study the feasibility of joining the counseling
49	49	16compact for licensed mental health counselors and make recommendations to the legislature.
50	50	17 SECTION 4. The commission shall submit its report and findings, along with any
51	51	18recommendations and drafted legislation, to the house and senate committees on ways and means
52	52	19and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate within 6 months of the passage of this
53	53	20act.