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

SF 127: Establishing the professional counselors licensure compact

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

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

Health and Human Services 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. January 25, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. January 25, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 24, 2023Withdrawn

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/SF127