VA HB499 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0467)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0467)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Professions and occupations; standards for regulation. Provides that a professional and occupational regulatory board cannot abridge the right of every person to engage in any lawful profession, trade, or occupation of his choice unless (i) it is clearly found that such abridgment is necessary for the protection or preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the public and (ii) any such abridgment is no greater than necessary to protect or preserve the public health, safety, and welfare.The bill also provides that any professional or occupational group or organization, any person, or any other interested party that proposes the regulation of any unregulated professional or occupational group shall submit a request to the Board of Professional and Occupational Regulation (the Board) no later than December 1 of any year for analysis and evaluation during the following year. The bill requires the Board to review the request only when filed with a statement of support for the proposed regulation signed by at least 10 members of the professional or occupational group for which regulation is being sought or at least 10 individuals who are not members of the professional or occupational group.
Title
Professions and occupations; regulation, petitions, review by Board, report.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-25 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0467) | |
| 2016-03-25 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 467 (effective 7/1/16) | |
| 2016-03-09 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 | |
| 2016-03-09 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/9/2016 |
| 2016-03-09 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2016-03-07 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2016-03-07 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB499ER) |
| 2016-03-07 | House | Enrolled |
| 2016-03-03 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-03-03 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-03-03 | Senate | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-03-03 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2016-03-02 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-29 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-17 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2016-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2016-02-16 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB499H1 |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 16105294D-H1 |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Read second time |
| 2016-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-11 | House | Committee substitute printed 16105294D-H1 |
| 2016-02-11 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-18 | House | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4 |
| 2016-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2016-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100731D |
