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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 361: Mental Health Professionals

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 361 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Mental Health Professionals. Primary sponsor: Danny Nix (Republican), Robbie Brackett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Mental Health Professionals; Reclassifies intern registrations as associate registrations for professions of clinical social work, marriage & family therapy, & mental health counseling; removes requirement that licensed mental health professional be present on premises when registered associates, formerly classified as registered interns, are providing clinical services in private practice setting.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danny NixPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Robbie BrackettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  4. Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  5. Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  6. Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
  7. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  8. Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  9. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
  10. Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  11. Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  12. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source