# Indiana SB 164: Licensed professional music therapists.

Indiana SB 164, Licensed professional music therapists., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Vaneta Becker (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Senators Alting and Bohacek added as coauthors) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 164
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Licensed professional music therapists.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Senators Alting and Bohacek added as coauthors
- Sponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: health and provider services
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides for the licensure of professional music therapists by the medical licensing board. Establishes a music therapy advisory council to advise the medical licensing board. Establishes requirements and procedures for an individual to be licensed as a professional music therapist. Prohibits a person who is not licensed as a music therapist from using certain titles or certain words in a title.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-04: Senators Alting and Bohacek added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Senator Walker K added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Becker (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0164/versions/SB0164.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0164/versions/SB0164.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB164-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).