republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2024/hb-326.md

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Bill	Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.	Social Work Licensure Compact. Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Social Work Licensure Compact. The Compact allows social workers who have or are eligible for an active, unencumbered license in the compact member state where they reside to apply for a multistate license. After verifying eligibility, the social worker is granted a multistate license that authorizes practice in all other compact member states. The Compact takes effect when it is enacted by a seventh member state. This bill is identical to SB 239.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2024	HB 326	Virginia HB 326 (2024)	bill		enacted	Jackie H. Glass	4	37	9	2024-01-05	2024-04-08	openstates	ocd-bill/61db4ad0-7a7b-4561-b090-36731d02b268	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB326	e3b93ef37992eaf78049a696ae8c8a1bed29beef34b437b9319e03a3fc177dd3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 326 (2024) — Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.

Social Work Licensure Compact. Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Social Work Licensure Compact. The Compact allows social workers who have or are eligible for an active, unencumbered license in the compact member state where they reside to apply for a multistate license. After verifying eligibility, the social worker is granted a multistate license that authorizes practice in all other compact member states. The Compact takes effect when it is enacted by a seventh member state. This bill is identical to SB 239.

Version chain

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

1. CHAP0690 (committee substitute) — source
2. HB326ER (committee substitute) — source
3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101350D (committee substitute) — source
4. Printed as engrossed 24101350D-E (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 0-N) — 5–0 (pass) · lower
• Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) — 26–14 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 4-N) — 10–4 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Passage (86-Y 13-N) — 85–13 (pass) · lower
• Rereferred from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 1-N) — 13–1 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N) — 12–2 (pass) · upper
• Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (14-Y 5-N) — 14–5 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jackie H. Glass — primary (person)
• Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
• Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-05 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101350D filing, introduction
• 2024-01-05 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
• 2024-01-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB326)
• 2024-01-26 Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process referral-committee
• 2024-02-01 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• 2024-02-01 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 0-N)
• 2024-02-01 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Health and Human Services referral-committee
• 2024-02-06 Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (14-Y 5-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-06 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services referral-committee
• 2024-02-08 Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-11 Read first time reading-1
• 2024-02-12 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-02-12 Committee amendment agreed to amendment-passage
• 2024-02-12 Engrossed by House as amended HB326E
• 2024-02-12 Printed as engrossed 24101350D-E
• 2024-02-13 Read third time and passed House (86-Y 13-N) passage, reading-3
• 2024-02-13 VOTE: Passage (86-Y 13-N) passage
• 2024-02-13 Impact statement from DPB (HB326E)
• 2024-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2024-02-14 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections referral-committee
• 2024-02-20 Rereferred from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 1-N) referral-committee
• 2024-02-20 Rereferred to Education and Health referral-committee
• 2024-02-22 Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 4-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-22 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
• 2024-02-29 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N) committee-passage
• 2024-03-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2024-03-05 Read third time reading-3
• 2024-03-05 Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) passage
• 2024-03-25 Enrolled enrolled
• 2024-03-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB326ER) passage
• 2024-03-25 Signed by President passage
• 2024-03-26 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2024-03-27 Impact statement from DPB (HB326ER)
• 2024-03-27 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2024-03-27 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
• 2024-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 690 (effective - see bill) executive-signature
• 2024-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/61db4ad0-7a7b-4561-b090-36731d02b268. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).