VA SB554 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; reciprocal licensing for certain professionals from neighboring states. Requires the Real Estate Appraiser Board, the Real Estate Board, the Board for Waste Management Facility Operators, and the Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals, upon application, to recognize current and valid licenses or certificates issued by a neighboring state, defined in the bill, as fulfillment of qualifications for licensure in the Commonwealth if there are no pending investigations or complaints, no disqualifying criminal records, and no discipline imposed by another state. Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; reciprocal licensing for certain professionals from neighboring states. Requires the Real Estate Appraiser Board, the Real Estate Board, the Board for Waste Management Facility Operators, and the Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals, upon application, to recognize current and valid licenses or certificates issued by a neighboring state, defined in the bill, as fulfillment of qualifications for licensure in the Commonwealth if there are no pending investigations or complaints, no disqualifying criminal records, and no discipline imposed by another state.

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Title

Licenses or certificates; reciprocal licensing for neighboring states.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157)
2024-03-26 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 157 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-07SenateSigned by President
2024-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-06SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB554ER)
2024-03-06SenateEnrolled
2024-03-01HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
2024-03-01HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2024-03-01HouseRead third time
2024-02-29HouseRead second time
2024-02-27HouseReported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2024-02-22HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2024-02-14HouseAssigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
2024-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2024-02-13HouseRead first time
2024-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-02-06SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-05SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB554S1
2024-02-05SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 24105374D-S1
2024-02-05SenateReading of substitute waived
2024-02-05SenateRead second time
2024-02-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2024-01-31SenateCommittee substitute printed 24105374D-S1
2024-01-31SenateReported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2024-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104600D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5412301(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB554
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB554+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB554S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB554ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0157+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105374D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB554F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB554FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB554FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S12V0066+SB0554
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0239SB0554+SB0554
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1101V0045+SB0554
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H11V0251+SB0554
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1360+SB0554

Bill Comments

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