VA HB937 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Passed on April 4 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0604)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Professions and occupations; expediting the issuance of licenses for spouses of military service members. Requires a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, the Department of Health Professions, or any board named in Title 54.1 to expedite the issuance of a license, permit, certificate, or other document, required for the practice of any business, profession, or occupation in the Commonwealth, of an applicant (i) holding the same or similar license, permit, certificate, or other document required for the practice of any business, profession, or occupation issued by another jurisdiction; (ii) whose spouse is the subject of a military transfer to the Commonwealth; and (iii) who left employment to accompany the applicant's spouse to Virginia if, in the opinion of the board, the requirements for the issuance of the license, permit, certificate, or other document in such other jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to those required in the Commonwealth. The bill provides for the issuance of a temporary permit under certain circumstances and limits to six months the duration of a temporary permit issued. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2014, for the provisions requiring the issuance of a temporary permit.

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Title

Spouses of military service members; expediting issuance of business licenses, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-02 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-04-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0604)
2012-04-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 604 (effective - see bill)
2012-03-09 Senate: Signed by President
2012-03-08 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-03-08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB937ER)
2012-03-08 House: Enrolled
2012-03-05 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
2012-03-05 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 12105669D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
2012-03-02 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-03-01 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2012-03-01 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-03-01 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2012-03-01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB937S1
2012-03-01 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105669D-S1
2012-03-01 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2012-03-01 Senate: Read third time
2012-02-29 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-27 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2012-02-27 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105669D-S1
2012-02-09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2012-02-09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2012-02-08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB937H1
2012-02-07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12104953D-H1
2012-02-07 House: Read second time
2012-02-06 House: Read first time
2012-02-02 House: Committee substitute printed 12104953D-H1
2012-02-02 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2012-01-31 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2012-01-17 House: Assigned GL sub: #4 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
2012-01-11 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2012-01-11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100980D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
541118(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB937
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB937+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB937H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB937S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB937ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0604+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H1104V0039+HB0937
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H11V0077+HB0937
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0521+HB0937
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S12V0154+HB0937
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0751HB0937+HB0937
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0798HB0937+HB0937
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0820HB0937+HB0937
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0821HB0937+HB0937
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1392+HB0937

Bill Comments

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