---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enters NJ in Social Work Licensure Compact."
description: "Enters NJ in Social Work Licensure Compact."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 2813"
citation: "New Jersey A 2813 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gopal, Vin", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8d78ca1-8598-491a-8e52-41fc84d38fb4"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "240e144c1aaa7dca7b505b1f7280ce7d55dd1b4b63e0cc5111c06c3a6929864e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 2813 (221) — Enters NJ in Social Work Licensure Compact.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A3000/2813_I1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version ARP 2/22/24 TR** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A3000/2813_I2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Carmen Theresa — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2688
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.51. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8d78ca1-8598-491a-8e52-41fc84d38fb4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).