republic-os/legislation/us/states/mo/2023/sb-70.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions relating to license reciprocity and adopts the Counseling Interstate Compact for professional counselors"
description: "Modifies provisions relating to license reciprocity and adopts the Counseling Interstate Compact for professional counselors"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 70"
citation: "Missouri SB 70 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fitzwater"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-12-01T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91191fbb-465f-4141-9e40-6646161aa6d1"
source_url: "http://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=44441"
source_hash: "ec09eb3841005ae6b7f144736304e14ec9042359a630af8059efd2becf195470"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mo"]
---

# Missouri SB 70 (2023) — Modifies provisions relating to license reciprocity and adopts the Counseling Interstate Compact for professional counselors

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/pdf-bill/intro/SB70.pdf)
2. **0690S.03F - SS SCS Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/ShowAmendment.aspx?Id=73)
3. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/pdf-bill/House/HCS-SB/SB0070.pdf)
4. **Missing description** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/pdf-bill/comm/SB70.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Fitzwater — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled
- **2023-01-04T06:00:00+00:00** S First Read `reading-1`
- **2023-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability Committee
- **2023-02-02T06:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability Committee (0690S.02C) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Reported from S Governmental Accountability Committee w/SCS
- **2023-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Fitzwater)--(0690S.03F)
- **2023-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected
- **2023-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
- **2023-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** S Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** H First Read `reading-1`
- **2023-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** H Second Read `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Professional Registration and Licensing `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Hearing Conducted H Professional Registration and Licensing
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass H Professional Registration and Licensing `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-19T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass H Professional Registration and Licensing `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Rules - Legislative Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules - Legislative Oversight `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-24T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass H Rules - Legislative Oversight `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Fiscal Review Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Coleman)--(0690H05.22H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 2 to HCS H offered & adopted (Riley)--(0690H05.10H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 3 to HCS H offered & adopted (Shields)--(0690H05.24H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 4 to HCS H offered & adopted (Stinnett)--(0690H05.25H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HCS, as amended, H adopted
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** H Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** S concurs in HCS, as amended (Fitzwater)
- **2023-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** S Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by Senate President Pro Tem
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2023-07-06T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91191fbb-465f-4141-9e40-6646161aa6d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).