HF 2512: 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.

Senate subcommittee · named February 27, 2024

• Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
• Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
• Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@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 14, 2024Filed in the House
2. February 22, 2024Passed the House, 94–0
3. February 26, 2024Arrived in the Senate
4. February 27, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Cournoyer, Celsi and Koelker
5. March 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. March 13, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
7. April 3, 2024Passed the Senate, 48–0
8. April 23, 2024Sent to the Governor
9. May 3, 2024Signed into law