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HP 504

Joint Resolution Recognizing March 2025 As Social Work Month

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Marshall Archer and 9 co-sponsors

Designates March 2025 as Social Work Month to honor social workers; ceremonial only, with no new laws, programs, or funding.

READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
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Bill Summary · HP 504

Summary of HP 504 — Joint Resolution Recognizing March 2025 as Social Work Month

Overview

HP 504 is a joint resolution introduced on March 4, 2025. Its purpose is ceremonial: to recognize and designate March 2025 as Social Work Month within the state and to acknowledge the contributions of social workers to the well-being of residents. The measure is a joint resolution and does not appear to enact new statutes or authorize new funding.

Purpose and Intent

  • Officially designate March 2025 as Social Work Month in the state.
  • Acknowledge and honor the social work profession and its impact on individuals, families, and communities.
  • Serve as a formal expression of appreciation and raise public awareness of the role of social workers.

Key Provisions (what the bill would do)

  • Designate March 2025 as Social Work Month within the state.
  • Recognize the contributions and service of social workers to the health, safety, and welfare of residents.
  • As a ceremonial measure, this bill does not create new programs, authorize spending, or amend substantive law.
  • No fiscal impact is specified in the information provided.

Affected Parties

  • Social workers and the social work profession in the state.
  • Social service agencies, educational institutions offering social work programs, and organizations involved in welfare, health, and community services.
  • State and local agencies that may participate in observances or related proclamations (if applicable in practice).

Legislative History and Timeline

  • Introduced: March 4, 2025.
  • March 4, 2025: Read and Adopted; sent for concurrence; ordered sent forthwith.
  • March 11, 2025: Read and Adopted, in concurrence.

Note: “In concurrence” indicates cross-chamber agreement on the joint resolution without substantive changes.

Potential Impact

  • Symbolic recognition that can support public awareness of social work as a profession.
  • May encourage accompanying observances, proclamations, or events by institutions and communities.
  • No direct regulatory changes, programmatic authorization, or appropriation authority is indicated.

Next Steps

  • If the concurrence process is completed as shown, the joint resolution would reflect a formal acknowledgment by the legislature. There is no indication of further substantive action required for ceremonial recognition.

This summary reflects the information provided and presents the bill’s purpose, provisions, and potential impact in clear, nonpartisan terms.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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