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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 6, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

Introduced January 6, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB21

AN ACT relating to music therapy.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 309 to define terms; establish a licensing board for professional music therapists; require 3 members of the board to have engaged in the practice or teaching of music therapy for at least 3 years; prohibit any persons not licensed by the board from holding himself or herself out as a licensed professional music therapist; authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations; authorize the board to issue a license to…

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This bill would create a formal licensing system for professional music therapists in Kentucky, including a new oversight board with the authority to issue, renew, suspend, and revoke licenses. It sets standards for who can legally call themselves a licensed professional music therapist and requires them to work alongside a client's existing doctors and mental health or substance use disorder professionals. The bill also specifies that licensed music therapists cannot replace the services of audiologists…

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