HF 2272: Enacting the social work licensure compact

What it does

This bill establishes the social work licensure compact. The compact establishes a system whereby a social worker licensed to practice in one member state may practice in another member state under a multistate license without applying for a license in that state. The compact imposes certain minimum requirements on the licensure of social workers in member states. The compact creates a commission to administer the operation of the compact. The commission is an instrumentality of the member states.

House subcommittee · named February 5, 2024

• Rep. Michael R. Bergan (R) · michael.bergan@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D) · timi.brown-powers@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 18 for, 0 against

For: AARP Iowa; Blank Childrens Hospital; Exceptional Persons, Inc.; Fresenius Medical Care; Imagine the Possibilities; Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA); Iowa Health Care Association; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association; Iowa Primary Care Association; Iowa Psychological Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; and 6 more

In plain words

1. February 1, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
2. February 5, 2024House subcommittee named: Bergan, Brown-Powers and Wood
3. February 7, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. February 12, 2024Approved by the House committee
5. February 14, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2512
6. February 22, 2024Withdrawn