S 1018 — COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS – Amends existing law to provide that fingerprint-based criminal history background checks shall be submitted if required by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.
Last action — Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare
-
✓Introduced
-
✓In Committee
-
3Passed Senate
-
4Passed House
-
5To Executive
-
6Enacted
This bill died with 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
- Bill Text View text Current pdf
Action History
-
Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare
-
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
-
Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Sessions(Burtenshaw), Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Bjerke, Ward-Engelking, ZuiderveldFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House
-
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
-
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
-
Reported Printed; referred to Commerce & Human Resources
-
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
Sponsors
- COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (104)
104 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 104 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sessions | — | Yea |
| Den Hartog | — | Yea |
| Alison “Ali” Rabe | Democrat | Yea |
| Carrie Semmelroth | Democrat | Yea |
| James D. Ruchti | Democrat | Yea |
| Janie Ward-Engelking | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Melissa Wintrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Ron C. Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Toews | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon Shippy | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lenney | Republican | Yea |
| C. Scott Grow | Republican | Yea |
| Camille Blaylock | Republican | Yea |
| Carl J. Bjerke | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christy Zito | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy J. Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Codi Galloway | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel D. Foreman | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Lent | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Okuniewicz | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Ricks | Republican | Yea |
| Glenneda Zuiderveld | Republican | Not Voting |
| James W. “Jim” Woodward | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Guthrie | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Keyser | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Kohl | Republican | Yea |
| Julie VanOrden | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly Arthur Anthon | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Cook | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Hart | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Nichols | Republican | Yea |
| Todd M. Lakey | Republican | Yea |
| Treg A. Bernt | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors S 1018?
- S 1018 is sponsored by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE.
- What is the current status of S 1018?
- This bill died with 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track S 1018?
- Track S 1018 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
Make your voice heard on S 1018
Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.
Stay ahead of S 1018
Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously
One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.
Track this bill →