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19 in, 1 with a live bill, 8 stalled, 1 vetoed, 3 structurally locked out, and 20 that have never had a bill filed. Select any jurisdiction for the detail.
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- Alabama: Member state
- Alaska: Stalled
- Arizona: No bill yet
- Arkansas: Member state
- California: Cannot join yet
- Colorado: Cannot join yet
- Connecticut: No bill yet
- Delaware: No bill yet
- District of Columbia: No bill yet
- Florida: No bill yet
- Georgia: Member state
- Hawaii: No bill yet
- Idaho: Stalled
- Illinois: No bill yet
- Indiana: Stalled
- Iowa: Member state
- Kansas: Member state
- Kentucky: Member state
- Louisiana: Vetoed
- Maine: Stalled
- Maryland: No bill yet
- Massachusetts: No bill yet
- Michigan: No bill yet
- Minnesota: No bill yet
- Mississippi: Member state
- Missouri: Member state
- Montana: Member state
- Nebraska: Member state
- Nevada: No bill yet
- New Hampshire: Stalled
- New Jersey: No bill yet
- New Mexico: No bill yet
- New York: No bill yet
- North Carolina: No bill yet
- North Dakota: Member state
- Ohio: Member state
- Oklahoma: Member state
- Oregon: No bill yet
- Pennsylvania: No bill yet
- Puerto Rico: No bill yet
- Rhode Island: Member state
- South Carolina: In process
- South Dakota: Member state
- Tennessee: Member state
- Texas: Stalled
- Utah: Member state
- Vermont: Stalled
- Virginia: Cannot join yet
- Washington: Member state
- West Virginia: Stalled
- Wisconsin: Member state
- Wyoming: No bill yet
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Member state 19 Compact legislation enacted.
| State | # | Enacted | Bill | Notes | Affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 1 | April 2, 2024 | LB 1215 | First state in the nation to enact the compact, six months after the model legislation was finalized. | Site ↗ |
| Alabama | 2 | May 2024 | SB 207 | — | Site ↗ |
| Tennessee | 3 | May 2024 | SB 1862 | Codified at TCA 63-25-201 et seq. The compact-privilege section took effect January 1, 2026. | Site ↗ |
| Ohio | 4 | January 8, 2025 | SB 211 | Codified at ORC 4759.30. Sponsored by Sen. Kristina Roegner. Signed January 8, 2025; effective April 9, 2025. | Site ↗ |
| South Dakota | 5 | March 6, 2025 | HB 1144 | Fifth state to pass the compact. Codified at SDCL chapter 36-10C. | Site ↗ |
| North Dakota | 6 | March 24, 2025 | SB 2223 | Codified at NDCC chapter 43-44.1. | Site ↗ |
| Mississippi | 7 | March 21, 2025 | SB 2664 | Mississippi was the seventh state to enact, meeting the activation threshold and triggering formation of the Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission. Signed by Gov. Tate Reeves. | Site ↗ |
| Utah | 8 | March 27, 2025 | SB 317 | — | Site ↗ |
| Kansas | 9 | April 10, 2025 | HB 2069 | The standalone compact bill, HB 2070, died in Senate committee. The compact reached the Governor inside HB 2069, an omnibus enacting four compacts at once, for school psychologists, dietitians, cosmetology and physician assistants. | Site ↗ |
| Montana | 10 | April 17, 2025 | SB 279 | Adopts the compact, extends a compact privilege to nutritionists, and requires criminal background checks for licensure, the same requirement Maryland stayed out over. | Site ↗ |
| Arkansas | 11 | April 17, 2025 | HB 1185 | — | Site ↗ |
| Iowa | 12 | May 6, 2025 | HF 532 | Codified as Iowa Code chapter 147K. | Site ↗ |
| Oklahoma | 13 | May 28, 2025 | SB 805 | Passed the Senate 35-8 and the House 80-6, then became law without a gubernatorial signature on May 28, 2025. | Site ↗ |
| Rhode Island | 14 | June 26, 2025 | H 5067 | The first New England state to join. H 5067 passed on June 26, 2025 and took effect without the Governor's signature. It is codified at RIGL chapter 5-64.2, whose history line records P.L. 2025, ch. 202, § 1. A Senate companion, S 0345, cleared the same day. | Site ↗ |
| Wisconsin | 15 | August 8, 2025 | AB 45 (2025 Wisconsin Act 20) | Signed August 8, 2025 and published August 9 as 2025 Wisconsin Act 20. | Site ↗ |
| Georgia | 16 | May 11, 2026 | HB 185 | The Dietetics Practice Act. Alongside compact adoption it created the Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietitians and Licensed Nutritionists. Signed May 11, 2026; the signed bill is posted by the Governor's office. | Site ↗ |
| Kentucky | 17 | April 6, 2026 | HB 36 (absorbed HB 92) | Rep. Vanessa Grossl filed HB 92 on January 7, 2026; it cleared House committee unanimously on February 25 and was folded into HB 36, an omnibus interstate-licensure-compact act, on March 3, 2026. Kentucky RDs ran an action-alert campaign through final passage. HB 36 was signed April 6, 2026 as Acts Ch. 33; the enacted text creates new sections of KRS Chapter 310 to enter the compact, and adds background-check requirements to it. | Site ↗ |
| Missouri | 18 | 2026 | HB 2974 | Codified at RSMo 324.218 and 324.1800 to 324.1865, effective August 28, 2026. The standalone Senate vehicle, SB 1339, never left committee. | Site ↗ |
| Washington | 19 | March 11, 2026 | HB 2088 (Chapter 18, 2026 Laws) | The first Pacific-coast state to join, and a significant break in a region where several states have no dietitian licensure at all. Passed the House 93-1 and the Senate 48-0, signed March 11, 2026. Its effective date is July 1, 2028, later than the 2027 the Commission expects for first privileges, so Washington dietitians should not assume day-one access. | Site ↗ |
In process 1 A live bill is moving this session.
| State | Bill | Notes | Affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | S 160 | The Dietitian Licensure Compact Act. A predecessor bill, S 1344, was introduced by Sen. Verdin on May 9, 2024 and referred to Senate Medical Affairs the same day, with the session nearly over; it never left that committee. S 160 is the second attempt and is further along, having already cleared the Senate. | Site ↗ |
Stalled 8 Introduced, and did not become law.
| State | Bill | Notes | Affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | HB 340 | HB 340 was read the first time and referred to House Labor & Commerce on February 23, 2026. It saw no further action before the session ran out. | Site ↗ |
| Idaho | S 1284 | Idaho has filed twice: H 132 in 2025 and S 1284 in 2026. S 1284 went to Senate Commerce and Human Resources on February 16, 2026 and did not leave it. | Site ↗ |
| Indiana | SB 375 | SB 375 was referred to Senate Health and Provider Services on January 13, 2025 and did not leave committee. | Site ↗ |
| Maine | LD 416 | LD 416, "An Act to Enact the Dietitian Licensure Compact," died between the chambers under Joint Rule 310.3 on March 20, 2025. | Site ↗ |
| New Hampshire | HB 145 | HB 145, sponsored by Reps. Jaci Grote and Hope Damon, paired the compact with background checks for licensed dietitians. The House Executive Departments and Administration Committee recommended it 9-6 with an amendment, and the full House voted 187-152 on March 26, 2025 to lay it on the table. It died there when the session ended on December 17, 2025. No compact bill was filed in 2026. | Site ↗ |
| Texas | HB 4465 | HB 4465 (89th Regular Session) was filed as a compact bill, captioned "Relating to the dietitian licensure compact; authorizing a fee." It was referred to the House Public Health Committee on April 3, 2025 and never left committee before sine die. | Site ↗ |
| Vermont | H 296 | H 296 was introduced and sits in the House Health Care Committee. It did not reach the floor, and the affiliate describes the effort as tabled for now. | Site ↗ |
| West Virginia | HB 4501 | HB 4501 passed the House and died in the Senate Government Organization Committee on February 12, 2026. It was the second time West Virginia carried the compact through one chamber and stopped, after HB 2389 reached Senate Finance in April 2025. | Site ↗ |
Vetoed 1 Passed the legislature and was vetoed.
| State | Bill | Notes | Affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | HB 399 | The only state where the compact passed a full legislature and still did not become law. HB 399, by Rep. Emily Chenevert, enacted the compact at R.S. 37:3095.1 and put the compact privilege under the Louisiana State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition. It cleared the House and the Senate, was signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Governor on June 12, 2025, and was vetoed on June 20. No replacement bill has been filed since. | Site ↗ |
Cannot join yet 3 No dietitian licensure for a compact privilege to attach to.
No bill yet 20 No compact legislation identified.
| State | Bill | Notes | Affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | — | Licensure authorised, program not yet stood up. | Site ↗ |
| Connecticut | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| Delaware | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| District of Columbia | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| Florida | — | No compact bill identified. A separate measure, SB 1154, addressing the Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Act more broadly, died in the Health Policy Committee on March 13, 2026. It was not a compact bill, but it shows which committee decides Florida dietetics legislation. | Site ↗ |
| Hawaii | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| Illinois | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| Maryland | — | No bill introduced: background checks, and CNS licensees left out. | Site ↗ |
| Massachusetts | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| Michigan | — | Licensure enacted, rules still being written. | Site ↗ |
| Minnesota | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| Nevada | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| New Jersey | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| New Mexico | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| New York | S 607 (licensure, not the compact) | No compact bill identified. New York is working the prerequisite: S 607 would provide for the licensure of dietitian nutritionists and nutritionists, and passed the Senate and was delivered to the Assembly in early 2026. | Site ↗ |
| North Carolina | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| Oregon | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| Pennsylvania | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |
| Puerto Rico | — unverified | The compact never mentions Puerto Rico, so this entry is our interpretation. | Site ↗ |
| Wyoming | — | No compact legislation identified in our research. That usually means no legislator has been asked to file one yet, and asking is where an RD in this state can do the most. | Site ↗ |