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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 671: Establishing the professional counselors licensure compact

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to the adoption of the professional counselors interstate licensure compact. The compact establishes a system whereby professional counselors licensed to practice in one member state may practice in another member state under a compact privilege without applying for a license in that state. The compact imposes certain minimum requirements on the licensure of professional counselors in member states. The compact becomes effective upon enactment of the compact by states. The compact creates a commission to administer the operation of the compact.

Sponsors

Ways and Means (successor To Hf 90) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 20 for, 1 against

For: AARP Iowa; American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; Easterseals Iowa; Exceptional Persons, Inc.; Hope Haven Area Development Center; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Imagine the Possibilities; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Business Council; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association; Iowa Psychological Association; and 8 more

Against: UAW Region 4

In plain words

  1. March 20, 2023Filed in the House
  2. April 11, 2023Passed the House, 98–0
  3. April 12, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  4. April 24, 2023Took the place of SF 127 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  5. April 24, 2023Passed the Senate, 49–0
  6. May 9, 2023Sent to the Governor
  7. June 1, 2023Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF671