2026 Regular Session
SB18
State Board of Social Work Examiners - Provisional License to Practice Social Work - Established
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Establishing a provisional social work license through which an individual issued a provisional social work license may receive a full license; requiring the Board, beginning November 1, 2026, to issue a provisional license to an applicant who, except for passing the examination otherwise required, has met certain appropriate education and experience requirements; and requiring the Board beginning in 2027, to report certain information regarding the provisional licensing program to certain committees of the General Assembly.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 5, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
42 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent
April 2, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
98 yea–36 nay · 1 not voting · 6 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
33 yea–14 nay
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
105 yea–29 nay · 6 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
March 6, 2026 · House
Health
January 16, 2026 · Senate
Finance
January 14, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 226
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Senate Passed Enrolled View roll call
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House Third Reading Passed (105-29) View roll call
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House Conference Committee Report {173328/1 Adopted View roll call
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Senate Third Reading Passed (33-14) View roll call
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Senate Conference Committee Report {173328/1 Adopted View roll call
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Senate House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, White Holland and Reilly)
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Senate House Refuses Recede
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House House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, White Holland and Reilly)
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House House Refuses Recede
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House Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hayes, Ready and Lam)
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House Senate Requests House Recede
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House Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
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Senate Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hayes, Ready and Lam)
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Senate Senate Requests House Recede
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Senate Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
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House Third Reading Passed (98-36) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {823426/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
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House Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Health
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Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {373420/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Reassigned to Finance
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Pre-filed