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2025–2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 981

An Act amending the act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), known as the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act, further providing for legislative intent, for definitions, for license required, for State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, for powers and functions of board, for qualifications for license, for procedures for licensing, for reciprocity, for endorsement of out-of-State licenses and for reinstatement of license; providing for restrictions on use of title "Licensed Recreational Therapist"; and further providing for penalties, for license renewal and records and fees and for unlawful practice.

In the Senate's Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee since August 25, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

14 co-sponsors

Christine M. Tartaglione, Nikil Saval, Wayne D. Fontana, Carolyn T. Comitta, Jay Costa, Elder A. Vogel Jr., David G. Argall, Amanda M. Cappelletti, Sharif Street, Tracy Pennycuick, Joe Picozzi, Judith L. Schwank, James Andrew Malone, Devlin J. Robinson

Its course

August 25 to August 25, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action1 action on 1 day

In the SenateFrom Aug 25

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureFrom Aug 25

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Aug 25

  1. Aug 25Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
All 1 actions, as published
  1. Aug 25Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Aug. 25, 2025Senate