SB239
Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
April 8, 2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0704)
Chief Patron:
Ghazala Hashmi (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Social Work Licensure Compact.
Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Social Work Licensure Compact. The Compact allows social workers who have or are eligible for an active, unencumbered license in the compact member state where they reside to apply for a multistate license. After verifying eligibility, the social worker is granted a ... (More) multistate license that authorizes practice in all other compact member states. The Compact takes effect when it is enacted by a seventh member state. This bill is identical to HB 326. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101999D
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/16/2024 - Senate: Rereferred from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Education and Health
- 01/18/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
- 01/22/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB239)
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/15/2024 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/15/2024 - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/20/2024 - House: Read third time
- 02/20/2024 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/2024 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/20/2024 - House: Passed House with amendment (91-Y 6-N)
- 02/20/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 6-N)
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB239ER)
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB239ER)
- 02/27/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 704 (effective - see bill)
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0704)
