VA SB385 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Professional engineers; regulations, scope of exception. Requires that the State Corporation Commission promulgate regulations requiring (i) certain otherwise exempted engineers to be licensed with the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation's Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects and (ii) licensed engineers to exercise responsible charge on certain engineering projects. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021.

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Title

Professional engineers; regulations, scope of exception.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-03-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (74-Y 22-N) (Y: 74 N: 22 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822)
2020-04-07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 822 (effective 1/1/21)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-07HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-07SenateSigned by President
2020-03-06SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB385ER)
2020-03-06SenateEnrolled
2020-03-03HouseVOTE: Passage (74-Y 22-N)
2020-03-03HousePassed House (74-Y 22-N)
2020-03-03HouseRead third time
2020-03-02HouseRead second time
2020-02-27HouseReported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N)
2020-02-25HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-14HouseAssigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
2020-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2020-02-13HouseRead first time
2020-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-05SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04SenatePrinted as engrossed 20107043D-ES1
2020-02-04SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB385ES1
2020-02-04SenateAmendments by Senator McPike agreed to
2020-02-04SenateReading of amendments waived
2020-02-04SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 20107043D-S1
2020-02-04SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-02-04SenateRead second time
2020-02-03SenatePassed by for the day
2020-01-31SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29SenateCommittee substitute printed 20107043D-S1
2020-01-29SenateReported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2020-01-06SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-01-06SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102993D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
541401(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB385
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB385+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB385S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB385ES1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB385ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0822+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S12V0100+SB0385
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0257SB0385+SB0385
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0337SB0385+SB0385
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1101V0077+SB0385
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0436+SB0385
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0451+SB0385
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1757+SB0385

Bill Comments

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