Our priority during this session of the Maryland Legislature is passing Senate Bill 204: Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact, which was heard on February 13 in the Senate Finance (FIN) Committee. Overall, the hearing went well with supporters fielding questions around reciprocity, the work of the Workgroup on Requirements for Licensure, and bias in the ASWB exam. The hearing had multiple panels of proponents, including myself, on behalf of GWSCSW, new member Starling Hathcock and lobbyist Christine Krone. Only one witness testified in opposition. We have just now learned that the chair of the Senate Finance Committee has held up progress of the Compact, and we have started a letter writing campaign to House members urging them to move the bill through the Committee, so it can be voted on by the Senate. Check your email for information about the campaign. House Bill 34, the House version of the bill passed out of the Health and Government Operations (HGO) committee unanimously after members Chana Lockerman, new member Starling Hathcock and I testified in support of the bill. In a strong show of support, all the Committee members save one signed on as sponsors of the bill in the MD House. It was passed by the House on February 21.