DE SB 109
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO A SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper
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Quick answers
Did DE SB 109 pass?
Yes. DE SB 109 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-25): Signed by Governor
What is DE SB 109 about?
This Act enters Delaware into the Social Work Licensure Compact. This will allow social workers to obtain a multistate license among the member states. Delaware will join the Compact Commission that is comprised of membership of all states that have enacted the Compact. Enough states have enacted the Compact that the Commission has been created and the applications for licensure could start in late 2025. Currently, at least 24 states have joined the Compact, while another 18 have pending legislation to enact the Compact, including Maryland and Pennsylvania. This Substitute changes the Chapter and Section numbers to place the Chapter in a more appropriate place in the code, and it corrects internal references to the new section numbers.
Who sponsors DE SB 109?
Dave G. Lawson, Edward S. Osienski, Eric Morrison and 14 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 109.
Description
This Act enters Delaware into the Social Work Licensure Compact. This will allow social workers to obtain a multistate license among the member states. Delaware will join the Compact Commission that is comprised of membership of all states that have enacted the Compact. Enough states have enacted the Compact that the Commission has been created and the applications for licensure could start in late 2025. Currently, at least 24 states have joined the Compact, while another 18 have pending legislation to enact the Compact, including Maryland and Pennsylvania. This Substitute changes the Chapter and Section numbers to place the Chapter in a more appropriate place in the code, and it corrects internal references to the new section numbers.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-06
- Latest action
- 2025-08-25 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Dave G. Lawsonprimary
- Edward S. Osienskiprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
- Darius J. Brownprimary
- John "Jack" Walshprimary
- Ray Seigfriedprimary
- Nicole Pooreprimary
- Josue O Ortegaprimary
- Russell Huxtableprimary
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- Melanie Ross Levinprimary
- Franklin D. Cookeprimary
- David P. Sokolaprimary
- Sarah McBrideprimary
- Marie Pinkneyprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-08-25
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
passage
2025-06-11
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-14
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2025-05-13
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2025-05-07
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-06
Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 109, and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
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Documents
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Votes
SM
2025-05-13 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: yes
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: yes
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: yes
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: yes
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: yes
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: yes
SM
2025-06-30 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: yes
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: yes
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
Related bills
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