VA SB1310 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 20 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-01-26 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 20 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-01-26 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Professions and occupations; alternative to education requirement for licensure of architects. Requires the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects to adopt regulations establishing work and education experience equivalencies that shall provide an alternative to the requirement of a professional degree in architecture from a program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. The bill also requires the Board to adopt regulations establishing a credit system to account for varying degrees of work and education experience and to develop requirements for applicants seeking licensure under this bill on an annual basis. The bill requires the Board to evaluate any past work or education experience of any applicant under this bill until July 1, 2028.
Title
Architects; alternative to education requirement for licensure.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-01-21 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-17 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-15 - Senate - Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-01-17 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-15 - Senate - Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-26 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310) |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 25104513D-E |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310) |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-01-15 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2025-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104513D |
