Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H380: An Act establishing the social work licensure compact in Massachusetts
Status: In committee, March 25, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 137 the following Section:- Section 137A. Social Work Licensure Compact Section 1. The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of regulated social workers by improving public access to competent social work services. The compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. This compact is designed to achieve the following objectives: (a) increase public access to social work services; (b) reduce overly burdensome and duplicative requirements associated with holding multiple licenses; (c) enhance the member states’ ability to protect the public’s health and safety; (d) encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate practice; (e) promote mobility and address workforce shortages by eliminating the necessity for licenses in multiple states by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses; (f) support military families; (g) facilitate the exchange of licensure and disciplinary information among member states; (h) authorize all member states to hold a regulated social worker accountable for abiding by a member state’s laws, regulations, and applicable professional standards in the member state in which the client is located at the time care is rendered; and (i) allow for the use …
Sponsors
- Kenneth Gordon (D, 21st Middlesex) · primary sponsor
- Rodney Elliott (D)
- Jeffrey Roy (D, 10th Norfolk)
- Amy Sangiolo (D)
- David Rogers (D, 24th Middlesex)
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
- David LeBoeuf (D)
- Sean Garballey (D, 23rd Middlesex)
- Kathleen LaNatra (D, 12th Plymouth)
- Marjorie Decker (D, 25th Middlesex)
- Lindsay Sabadosa (D, 1st Hampshire)
- Erika Uyterhoeven (D, 27th Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a new draft, see H5272
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Hearing scheduled for 09/08/2025 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM in A-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (March 18, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H380?
- H380 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act establishing the social work licensure compact in Massachusetts.
- What is the status of H380?
- In committee as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a new draft, see H5272 (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored H380?
- Kenneth Gordon (D, 21st Middlesex), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H380?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H380
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