Social workers; licensure by endorsement.
Summary
Board of Social Work; reciprocal licensing agreements. Directs the Board of Social Work to pursue the establishment of reciprocal agreements with jurisdictions that are contiguous with the Commonwealth for the licensure of baccalaureate social workers, master's social workers, and clinical social workers. The bill provides that reciprocal agreements shall require that a person hold a comparable, current, unrestricted license in the other jurisdiction and that no grounds exist for denial based on the Code of Virginia and regulations of the Board.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Nov 18, 2019
Signed Apr 2, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 10, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
3
Committee
11
Apr 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 617 (effective 7/1/20)
Feb 28, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
Feb 25, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
Feb 21, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
Feb 13, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
Feb 13, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
Feb 10, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Feb 10, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB53S1
Feb 10, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20107751D-S1
Feb 6, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
Jan 22, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Jan 17, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Education and Health
Jan 17, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 0-N)
Nov 18, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Nov 18, 2019
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100386D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
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