Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 8 R · 4 D cosponsors

SB 338 — Art and music therapy.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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.

Summary

Provides for the licensure of music therapists, art therapists, and art therapist associates by the medical licensing board of Indiana. Establishes requirements and procedures for an individual to be licensed as a music therapist, art therapist, and art therapist associate. Establishes an art therapy advisory council and a music therapy advisory council. Prohibits a person who is not licensed as a music therapist, art therapist, or an art therapist associate from using certain titles or certain words in a title.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Cosponsors: Representatives Ledbetter C, Clere, Gore M

  4. House sponsor: Representative Judy

  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 118: yeas 47, nays 2

  6. Senator Young M added as coauthor

  7. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  8. Senators Donato, Crider, Yoder added as coauthors

  9. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  10. Senator Qaddoura added as coauthor

  11. Senator Ford J.D. added as third author

  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

  13. Authored by Senators Becker and Leising

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

SB 338 - Becker - 3rd Reading

Passed 47 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 31200
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 47201
% of votes cast 94%4%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Crane — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Sandlin — Yea
Melton — Yea
Messmer — Yea
Perfect — Yea
Zay — Yea
Breaux — Not Voting
Ford Jon — Yea
Andrea Hunley Democrat Yea
David Niezgodski Democrat Yea
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Yea
Greg Taylor Democrat Yea
J.D. Ford Democrat Yea
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Yea
Rodney Pol Democrat Yea
Shelli Yoder Democrat Yea
Aaron Freeman Republican Yea
Blake Doriot Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Yea
Chris Garten Republican Yea
Dan Dernulc Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Gary Byrne Republican Yea
Greg Walker Republican Yea
James Buck Republican Yea
James Tomes Republican Yea
Jean Leising Republican Yea
Jeff Raatz Republican Yea
Justin Busch Republican Yea
Kyle Walker Republican Yea
Linda Rogers Republican Yea
Liz Brown Republican Yea
Michael Crider Republican Yea
Michael Young Republican Yea
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Nay
Rick Niemeyer Republican Yea
Rodric Bray Republican Yea
Ron Alting Republican Yea
Ryan Mishler Republican Yea
Scott Alexander Republican Yea
Scott Baldwin Republican Yea
Spencer Deery Republican Nay
Stacey Donato Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 338 do?
Provides for the licensure of music therapists, art therapists, and art therapist associates by the medical licensing board of Indiana. Establishes requirements and procedures for an individual to be licensed as a music therapist, art therapist, and art therapist associate. Establishes an art therapy advisory council and a music therapy advisory council. Prohibits a person who is not licensed as a music therapist, art therapist, or an art therapist associate from using certain titles or certain words in a title.
Who sponsors SB 338?
SB 338 is sponsored by Mitch Gore (Democrat), Edward Clere (Republican), Cindy Ledbetter (Republican), Chris Judy (Republican), Michael Young (Republican), Shelli Yoder (Democrat), Michael Crider (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Fady Qaddoura (Democrat), J.D. Ford (Democrat), Jean Leising (Republican), and Vaneta Becker (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 338?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. 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.
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