Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7064: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS -- MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS (Changes the direct client contact hour requirements for applicants for licensure of marriage and family therapist associate and applicants for licensure of marriage and family therapist.)
Status: Signed into law, June 22, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 14, 2026:
2026 -- H 7064 ======== LC003825 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS -- MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS Introduced By: Representatives Shallcross Smith, Bennett, Fogarty, McNamara, Perez, Carson, Casimiro, Azzinaro, Donovan, and Fellela Date Introduced: January 14, 2026 Referred To: House Corporations It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Sections 5-63.2-10 and 5-63.2-15 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-63.2 entitled "Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists" are hereby amended to read as follows: 5-63.2-10. Qualifications of licensed marriage and family therapist associates and licensed marriage and family therapists. (a) The department shall issue the appropriate license to applicants who meet the qualifications of this section. (1) Prerequisites for licensure of a marriage and family therapist associate. A license as a "marriage and family therapist associate" shall be issued to an applicant who meets the following (ii) Has completed a graduate degree program specializing in marital and family therapy from a college or university accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, or an equivalent regional accreditation agency; (iii) Has completed sixty (60) semester hours or ninety (90) quarter hours within his or her graduate degree program specializing in marital and family therapy; and (iv) Has completed a minimum …
Sponsors
- Ann Shallcross Smith, Mary (D, HD-046) · primary sponsor
- David Bennett (D, HD-020)
- Kathleen Fogarty (D, HD-035)
- McNamara, Joseph (D, HD-019)
- Ramon Perez (D)
- Lauren Carson (D, HD-075)
- Julie Casimiro (D, HD-031)
- Samuel Azzinaro (D)
- Susan Donovan (D, HD-069)
- Deborah Fellela (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
Votes
- Senate Committee on Health & Human Services: Passage in concurrence (June 9, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #69: PASSAGE (March 31, 2026): 64 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Corporations: Passage (March 26, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS
Common questions
- What is H7064?
- H7064 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS -- MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS (Changes the direct client contact hour requirements for applicants for licensure of marriage and family therapist associate and applicants for licensure of marriage and family therapist.).
- What is the status of H7064?
- Signed into law as of June 22, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7064?
- Ann Shallcross Smith, Mary (D, HD-046), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7064?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7064.pdf
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