Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SB604: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Counseling Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
Status: Signed into law, July 12, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 9, 2025:
PRINTER'S NO. 612 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, SCHWANK, FONTANA, COMITTA, BROWN, PENNYCUICK, ROTHMAN, PHILLIPS-HILL, COSTA, J. WARD AND CAPPELLETTI, APRIL 9, 2025 REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, APRIL 9, 2025 Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Counseling Compact; and providing for the form of the compact. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Counseling Compact Act. Section 2. Authority to execute compact. The Governor, on behalf of the Commonwealth, is hereby authorized to execute a compact in substantially the following form with any one or more of the states of the United States, and the General Assembly hereby signifies in advance its approval and ratification of such compact: COUNSELING COMPACT SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of Licensed Professional Counselors with the goal of improving public access to Professional Counseling services. The practice of Professional Counseling occurs in the State where the client is located at the time of the counseling 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 …
Sponsors
- Lisa Boscola (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- Judy Schwank (D, 11)
- Wayne Fontana (D, 42)
- Carolyn Comitta (D, 19)
- Rosemary Brown (R, 40)
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, 24)
- Greg Rothman (R, 34)
- Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, 28)
- Jay Costa (D, 43)
- Judith Ward (R, 30)
- Amanda Cappelletti (D, 17)
- Nickolas Pisciottano (D, 45)
Latest actions
- : Act No. 23 of 2026, July 12, 2026
- : Approved by the Governor, July 12, 2026
- : Presented to the Governor, July 11, 2026
- : Signed in Senate, July 11, 2026
- : Signed in House, June 30, 2026
- : (Remarks see House Journal Page ....), June 30, 2026
- : Third consideration and final passage, June 30, 2026 (188-14)
- : Re-reported as committed, June 30, 2026
- : Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 29, 2026
- : Second consideration, June 29, 2026
Votes
- House Floor: SB0604, RC 1301 (June 30, 2026): 188 yea, 14 nay, passed
- House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (June 30, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Professional Licensure: Report Bill As Committed (June 24, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third consideration and final passage, July 17, 2025 (45-5) (July 17, 2025): 45 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (July 16, 2025): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure: Reported as Committed (June 3, 2025): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, APPROPRIATIONS
Common questions
- What is SB604?
- SB604 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Counseling Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
- What is the status of SB604?
- Signed into law as of July 12, 2026. Latest action: Act No. 23 of 2026, July 12, 2026 (July 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB604?
- Lisa Boscola (D, 18), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB604?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb604
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