| State | Military Spouse License Recognition Options | Military Spouse Legislation |
|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA | State agencies shall provide both licensure by endorsement and temporary licensure, but this state |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ALABAMA.pdf |
| ALASKA | State agencies may issue temporary courtesy licenses to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ALASKA.pdf |
| ARIZONA | State agencies shall issue licenses by endorsement to military spouses, but with conditions of supervision. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ARIZONA.pdf |
| ARKANSAS | The state’s licensing boards shall either (a) grant “automatic licensure” to military spouses who hold, in good standing, substantially equivalent occupational licenses from other U.S. jurisdictions or (b) write rules which provide for the least restrictive expedited process possible that conveys licenses to such military spouses. |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ARKANSAS.pdf |
| CALIFORNIA | State agencies shall issue expedited licenses to military spouses and shall issue temporary licenses, but this state |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/CALIFORNIA.pdf |
| COLORADO | State agencies shall recognize an out-of-state license for the first year of residency, but this state |
https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/COLORADO.pdf |
| CONNECTICUT | No general recognition statute for military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/CONNECTICUT.pdf |
| DELAWARE | State agencies may issue a 6-month non-renewable provisional license to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/DELAWARE.pdf |
| FLORIDA | State agencies shall issue licenses to military spouses, and health-care practitioners may also be issued temporary licenses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/FLORIDA.pdf |
| GEORGIA | Each agency shall implement a process by which military spouses may qualify for temporary licenses, licenses by endorsement, expedited licenses, or a combination thereof. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/GEORGIA.pdf |
| HAWAII | State agencies shall issue endorsement/reciprocity licenses to military spouses and temporary licenses with expedited consideration. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/HAWAII.pdf |
| IDAHO | State agencies shall establish procedures for expedited application and interstate license recognition for military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/IDAHO.pdf |
| ILLINOIS | State agencies shall issue temporary, non-renewable 6-month licenses to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/ILLINOIS.pdf |
| INDIANA | State agencies shall issue occupational licenses to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/IDIANA.pdf |
| IOWA | State agencies shall establish procedures for expedited licensing for military spouses by January 1, 2020; these expedited licensing procedures will require either licensing recognition or provisional licensing, depending on whether the applicant’s original licensing requirements are substantially similar to Iowa’s. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/IOWA.pdf |
| KANSAS | State agencies shall issue endorsement/reciprocity licenses to military spouses on a three-month probationary basis and may issue temporary permits. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/KANSAS.pdf |
| KENTUCKY | State agencies shall issue licenses by recognition to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/KENTUCKY.pdf |
| LOUISIANA | State agencies shall issue licenses and temporary licenses to military spouses; holders of temporary licenses who seek permanent ones receive priority processing. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/LOUISIANA.pdf |
| MAINE | State agencies may allow short-term licensure by endorsement for military spouses and may issue temporary licenses; no continuing education is required for first relicensure. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MAINE.pdf |
| MARYLAND | State agencies shall issue expedited temporary licenses to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MARYLAND.pdf |
| MASSACHUSETTS | State agencies shall issue expedited licenses and expedited temporary licenses to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MASSACHUSETTS.pdf |
| MICHIGAN | State agencies shall issue temporary licenses to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MICHIGAN.pdf |
| MINNESOTA | State agencies shall expedite the issuance of licenses to military spouses and shall issue temporary licenses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MINNESOTA.pdf |
| MISSISSIPPI | State agencies shall issue licenses to military spouses and may issue temporary licenses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MISSISSIPPI.pdf |
| MISSOURI | State agencies shall issue temporary courtesy licenses to military spouses, but may impose additional requirements for issuance. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MISSOURI.pdf |
| MONTANA | State agencies shall issue licenses to all qualified applicants from other states, including but not limited to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/MONTANA.pdf |
| NEBRASKA | State agencies shall issue one-year temporary licenses to military spouses, although this state’s law excludes dentists. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEBRASKA.pdf |
| NEVADA | State agencies may issue licenses by endorsement to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEVADA.pdf |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | State agencies shall facilitate the issuance of licenses to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEW-HAMPSHIRE.pdf |
| NEW JERSEY | State agencies shall issue either temporary courtesy licenses or reciprocal licenses to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEW-JERSEY.pdf |
| NEW MEXICO | State agencies shall issue licenses as soon as practicable to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEW-MEXICO.pdf |
| NEW YORK | State agencies shall issue licenses in an expedited fashion to military spouses and may issue temporary permits with supervision. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NEW-YORK.pdf |
| NORTH CAROLINA | State agencies shall provide both licensure by endorsement and temporary licensure. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NORTH-CAROLINA.pdf |
| NORTH DAKOTA | The state’s licensing boards shall issue temporary licenses of up to 2 years duration to qualified military spouses, and may issue full licenses to practitioners who can demonstrate competence in the profession, so long as the issuance of that license will not substantially increase the risk of harm to the public. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/NORTH-DAKOTA.pdf |
| OHIO | State agencies may issue temporary licenses to military spouses, and shall prioritize and expedite the licensure process. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/OHIO.pdf |
| OKLAHOMA | State agencies shall expedite the issuance of endorsement licenses and temporary permits to military spouses, but may require testing/examination. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/OKLAHOMA.pdf |
| OREGON | State agencies shall issue licenses to military-spouses applicants who have "demonstrated competency" and may issue temporary licenses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/OREGON.pdf |
| PENNSYLVANIA | State agencies shall issue licenses to all qualified applicants from other states, including but not limited to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/PENNSYLVANIA.pdf |
| RHODE ISLAND | State agencies shall expeditiously issue licenses or temporary licenses to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/RHODE-ISLAND.pdf |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | State agencies may issue one-year, non-renewable temporary licenses to military spouses, but may require testing/examination. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/SOUTH-CAROLINA.pdf |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | State agencies shall issue licenses to military spouses within 30 days of application. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/SOUTH-DAKOTA.pdf |
| TENNESSEE | Military spouses who are licensed in other jurisdictions may practice their occupation or profession in Tennessee without acquiring an additional license, but this measure excludes those professions regulated by the Tennessee athletic commission, the board of healing arts, the board for licensing hospitals, the stream pollution control board, the pest control board, the board of examiners for registered professional sanitarians, the board of examiners of miners or the board of law examiners. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/TENNESSEE.pdf |
| TEXAS | State agencies shall, as soon as practicable, issue licenses to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/TEXAS.pdf |
| UTAH | State agencies shall permit military spouses with out-of-state licenses to practice their occupation. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/UTAH.pdf |
| VERMONT | State agencies shall issue expedited temporary licenses to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/VERMONT.pdf |
| VIRGINIA | State agencies shall expedite the issuance of licenses to military spouses and shall issue temporary licenses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/VIRGINIA.pdf |
| WASHINGTON | State agencies shall expedite the issuance of licenses to military spouses and shall issue temporary licenses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/WASHINGTON.pdf |
| WEST VIRGINIA | State agencies shall issue a 6-month non-renewable temporary license to military spouses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/WEST-VIRGINIA.pdf |
| WISCONSIN | State agencies shall grant reciprocal licenses to military spouses, but may impose additional requirements for issuance. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/WISCONSIN.pdf |
| WYOMING | State agencies shall issue licenses to military spouses and may issue temporary licenses. | https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/state-laws/WYOMING.pdf |
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