Bill Text: MS HB690 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Architects; revise licensing laws to authorize multi-disciplinary firms with landscape architects.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee [HB690 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2022-HB690-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2022 Regular Session
To: Judiciary A
By: Representative Creekmore IV
House Bill 690
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-1-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MISSISSIPPI ARCHITECT LICENSING LAWS TO AUTHORIZE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY FIRMS TO INCLUDE ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND/OR ENGINEERS AS LONG AS ONE ACTIVE MEMBER OR STOCKHOLDER HOLDS A CERTIFICATE TO PRACTICE ARCHITECTURE IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 73-1-19, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
73-1-19. In the case of a copartnership of architects, or architects, landscape architects and/or engineers, or a professional corporation, or professional limited liability company, either foreign or domestic, each active member or stockholder, and each officer, director or manager, must hold a certificate to practice architecture, landscape architecture or engineering in that member's state of residence; and, in the case of a foreign corporation or professional limited liability company doing business in this state, at least one (1) active member or stockholder must hold a certificate to practice architecture in this state. No stock company, corporation, professional corporation or professional limited liability company shall be entitled to a certificate to practice architecture. No company other than a professional corporation or a professional limited liability company shall advertise or otherwise hold itself out to be an architect or to be authorized to practice architecture in this state.
Nothing in this chapter shall
be construed as prohibiting a joint enterprise, partnership, professional
corporation, professional limited liability company or association between one
(1) or several registered professional engineers, registered landscape architects
and/or duly registered architects; and it shall be lawful for such partnership,
joint enterprise, professional corporation, professional limited liability
company or association to use in its title the words * * * "architects", "landscape
architects" or "engineers"; provided, however, that all
announcements, cards, stationery, printed matter and listings of such
partnership, joint enterprise, professional corporation, professional limited
liability company or association shall indicate as to each member whether he be
a registered architect, registered landscape architect or a registered
engineer; provided, further, that the name of such partnership, professional
corporation, professional limited liability company or association shall
contain the name of at least one (1) person who is registered as an architect
in this state and that no such person be named on any announcement, card,
stationery, printed matter or listing of such partnership, professional
corporation, professional limited liability company or association used in this
state unless there is designated thereon whether or not such person is licensed
in this state. Employees of a firm who are not registered as architects, landscape
architects or engineers in the case of a joint enterprise, partnership,
professional corporation, professional limited liability company or association
between architects, landscape architects and/or engineers, may
use business cards for that firm if the job title of such individual is clearly
stated.
Each person holding a certificate to practice architecture in this state shall post such certificate in a prominent place in the architect's place of business. Failure to post the certificate shall be sufficient cause for revocation of such certificate.
The following persons and practices shall be exempted from the provisions of this chapter:
Draftsmen, students, clerks-of-work and other employees of those lawfully practicing as registered architects under the provisions of this chapter acting under the instruction, control or supervision of their employers.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022.
