VA HB606 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2024 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-03-01 - Failed to report (defeated) in Rehabilitation and Social Services (6-Y 8-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Board of Social Work; licensure of clinical social workers; examination alternative; regulation amendments. Directs the Board of Social Work to amend the regulations for the licensure of clinical social workers to allow applicants to utilize an examination alternative, which shall consist of at least 1,500 hours of supervised experience that is obtained within the five calendar years immediately preceding the date of application. The bill clarifies that the examination alternative shall be in addition to any other supervised clinical experience required for licensure.

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Title

Clinical social workers; licensure examination alternative.

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Roll Calls

2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Rehabilitation and Social Services (6-Y 8-N) (Y: 6 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 45-N) (Y: 50 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-01SenateFailed to report (defeated) in Rehabilitation and Social Services (6-Y 8-N)
2024-02-13SenateReferred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2024-02-13SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-12HouseVOTE: Passage (50-Y 45-N)
2024-02-12HouseRead third time and passed House (50-Y 45-N)
2024-02-09HouseRead second time and engrossed
2024-02-08HouseRead first time
2024-02-06HouseReported from Health and Human Services (13-Y 9-N)
2024-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2024-01-24HouseAssigned sub: Health Professions
2024-01-23HouseReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2024-01-23HouseReferred from General Laws by voice vote
2024-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2024-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100866D

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Bill Comments

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