Massachusetts S3219: Social Work Licensure Compact

What the bill says

From the introduced text, July 23, 2026:

by inserting after section 109 the following section:- SECTION 109A. The General Laws are hereby amended by inserting after chapter 112A the following chapter:- Chapter 112B. 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 of telehealth …

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Sponsors

• Kennedy, Robyn K. (D, First Worcester) · primary sponsor
• Michael Barrett (D, Third Middlesex)
• John Keenan (D, Norfolk and Plymouth)
• Tarr, Andrew (D, 5th Essex)
• Paul Mark (D)
• Jason Lewis (D, Fifth Middlesex)
• Patricia Jehlen (D, Second Middlesex)
• Rebecca Rausch (D, Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex)
• James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
• Jacob Oliveira (D)
• Lydia Edwards (D, Third Suffolk)
• William Driscoll (D)

Latest actions

1. July 23, 2026: See S3178

Common questions

What is S3219?

S3219 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): Social Work Licensure Compact.

What is the status of S3219?

Introduced as of July 23, 2026. Latest action: See S3178 (July 23, 2026).

Who sponsored S3219?

Kennedy, Robyn K. (D, First Worcester), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for S3219?

On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3219