TX SB498

Texas would join the Licensed Professional Counselors Compact, an interstate agreement allowing licensed professional counselors to practice across member state lines without obtaining separate licenses in each state

Counselors must hold an unencumbered license in their home state, have no license restrictions within the previous two years, and meet continuing education and jurisprudence requirements to exercise the "privilege to practice" in other member states

The compact creates the Counseling Compact Commission, a joint public agency with one delegate per member state, to administer the agreement, promulgate rules, maintain a data system for licensure and disciplinary information, and collect fees and assessments

Member states retain authority to take adverse action against a counselor's privilege to practice within their borders and must share investigative and disciplinary information through the Commission's data system

The Texas Executive Council would serve as the compact administrator for the state and may adopt rules for implementation, with the act taking effect September 1, 2025