HB 326 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.

Summary
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 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 SB 239.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 5, 2024 Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
15
Committee
14
Amendments
2
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 690 (effective - see bill)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB326ER)
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Education and Health
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Rereferred from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (86-Y 13-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 13-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB326E
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (14-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
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