Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H631: Marriage and Family Therapists Licensure by Endorsement
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, & Mental Health Counseling to issue license by endorsement to certain applicants.
What the bill says
An act relating to marriage and family therapist licensure by endorsement; creating s. 491.019, F.S.; requiring the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling to issue a license by endorsement to certain applicants; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, December 3, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to marriage and family therapist licensure by endorsement; creating s. 491.019, F.S.; requiring the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling to issue a license by endorsement to certain applicants; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 491.019, Florida Statutes, is created to marriage and family therapists.--The board shall issue a license to practice marriage and family therapy to an applicant who meets all of the following criteria: (1) Submits a complete application. (2) Submits the required application fee. (3) Holds an active, unencumbered marriage and family therapy license in good standing issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States and provides proof of all mental health licenses held in any other jurisdiction. (4) Attests that he or she is not, at the time of submission of the application, the subject of a disciplinary words underlined are additions. hb631-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 631 2026 proceeding in a jurisdiction in which he or she holds a license for reasons related to the practice of marriage and family therapy. (5) Has not had disciplinary action taken against him or her in the 5 years immediately preceding the date of submission of …
Sponsors
- Esposito, Tiffany (R, HD-077) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H631?
- H631 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Marriage and Family Therapists Licensure by Endorsement.
- What does H631 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to marriage and family therapist licensure by endorsement; creating s. 491.019, F.S.; requiring the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling to issue a license by endorsement to certain applicants; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H631?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H631?
- Esposito, Tiffany (R, HD-077).
- Where is the official record for H631?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/631
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