DelawareSB 109153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO A SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT.

Sponsored By: Marie Pinkney (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

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Multistate licenses for Delaware social workers

Delaware joins the Social Work Licensure Compact. You can get a Multistate License from your home state to practice in other member states, including by telehealth. To qualify, you need an active, unencumbered license, fingerprint-based criminal checks, and you must report any adverse action within 30 days. Clinical and master’s licenses require a social work master’s degree and either 3,000 supervised hours or two years of full-time postgraduate practice, plus the national exam (or an approved equivalency). A bachelor’s license requires a social work bachelor’s degree and the national exam (or an approved equivalency). Your home state handles renewal, and any state where the client is located can enforce its laws and pause your authorization if you are sanctioned. Your home state may charge Multistate License fees, and you pay any fingerprinting costs.

How Delaware's social work compact works

The law creates the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to run the Compact and make rules. Member states must use a shared data system, report discipline and significant investigations, use fingerprint-based criminal-history checks, and follow Commission rules. Commission rules have the force of law unless they conflict with a state law. The Compact starts when seven states enact it; a state that withdraws must keep recognizing Compact licenses for at least 180 days and keep prior reporting duties. States and the Commission can enforce the Compact in court, and a state can be found in default after notice and cure steps. Only states that already license social work and have supervision and complaint systems can join, and expunged records must be removed from the shared system.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Marie Pinkney
Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

Stephanie T. Bolden
Democratic • House
Eric Buckson
Republican • Senate
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha
Democratic • House
Stephanie L. Hansen
Democratic • Senate
Kyra L. Hoffner
Democratic • Senate
Russell Huxtable
Democratic • Senate
Kendra Johnson
Democratic • House
S. Elizabeth Lockman
Democratic • Senate
Eric Morrison
Democratic • House
Edward S. Osienski
Democratic • House
Sherae'a Moore
Democratic • House
Claire Snyder-Hall
Democratic • House
John "Jack" Walsh
Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

SS 1 for SB 109 - Signed by Governor
8/25/2025Governor
SS 1 for SB 109 - Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
6/30/2025House
SS 1 for SB 109 - Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
6/11/2025House
SS 1 for SB 109 - Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
5/14/2025House
SS 1 for SB 109 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
5/13/2025Senate
SS 1 for SB 109 - Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
5/7/2025Senate
Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 109
5/6/2025Senate
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
4/15/2025Senate

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