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

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 326"
citation: "Virginia HB 326 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackie H. Glass"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61db4ad0-7a7b-4561-b090-36731d02b268"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB326"
source_hash: "e3b93ef37992eaf78049a696ae8c8a1bed29beef34b437b9319e03a3fc177dd3"
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-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](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0690)
2. **HB326ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB326ER)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101350D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB326)
4. **Printed as engrossed 24101350D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB326E)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61db4ad0-7a7b-4561-b090-36731d02b268`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).