2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB345: Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact

Legislative Summary

Entering into the Social Work Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated social workers who hold multistate licenses to practice social work in member states in order to improve public access to competent social work services; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; establishing the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission; providing for withdrawal from the Compact; and providing that the Act is contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in six other states.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/15/2025
Hearing 1/23 at 2:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {353726/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Third Reading Passed (118-19)
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/24/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
3/25/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
3/31/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/1/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
4/8/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 9
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 353726/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 353726/1 Adopted

2/11/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
2/13/2025
118
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/10/2025441.2 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/11/2025498.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/14/2025492.9 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197043.7 KB
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