Social Work Licensure Compact; enact.
Mississippi has joined the Social Work Licensure Compact (SB 2727), allowing licensed social workers from member states to practice across state lines without obtaining separate licenses in each state. This directly affects licensed social workers, clients seeking services across state borders, and military families who relocate frequently. The key mechanism is mutual recognition of licenses: a social worker licensed in Mississippi (the "home state") can practice in other compact states ("remote states") under their home state's regulations, while still being accountable to the state where the client is located. The law also streamlines disciplinary information sharing between states and supports telehealth access, becoming effective after Governor approval on March 28, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 17, 2025
Signed Mar 28, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill updates the Social Work Licensure Compact to prepare Mississippi for sending the legislation to the Governor and includes technical formatting corrections throughout the text. The changes primarily involve standardizing punctuation, spacing, and capitalization in definitions and procedural sections rather than altering substantive policy.
Scope change
No substantive changes to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily formatting and typographical corrections.
TECHNICAL
Updated bill title from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor' to reflect current legislative status.
Corrected spacing and punctuation inconsistencies in multiple definitions throughout the bill.
Fixed hyphenation and capitalization issues in terms like 'nonmember' versus 'non-member' for consistency.
Standardized formatting of section headers and subsection numbering throughout the document.
Corrected minor text spacing issues in the effective date section at the end of the bill.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House Feb 27, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 13, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Amend From House
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Public Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Public Health and Welfare
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Younger
RRepublican
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