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2001 SESSION
HB 2142 Department of Prof. & Occupational Regulation, civil penalties.
Introduced by: Thelma Drake | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and the Department of Health Professions; authority to recover civil penalties for certain violations. Authorizes the Departments of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) and the Department of Health Professions (DHP) to enforce the licensure and regulatory provisions of Title 54.1 through instituting proceeds in general district courts or circuit courts to recover civil penalties. The bill provides that the civil penalty must be at least $200 but no more than $1,000 per violation, with each unlawful act constituting a separate violation; but in no event can the civil penalties against any one person, partnership, corporation or other entity exceed $10,000 per year.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 018942736 pdf | impact statement
- 01/22/01 House: Printed as engrossed 018942736-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2142ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 018942736
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/01 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 4
- 01/17/01 House: Reported from General Laws with amd (20-Y 4-N)
- 01/19/01 House: Read first time
- 01/22/01 House: Read second time
- 01/22/01 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/22/01 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/22/01 House: Printed as engrossed 018942736-E
- 01/23/01 House: Read third time and passed House (83-Y 13-N)
- 01/23/01 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 13-N)
- 01/23/01 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/24/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/24/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/01 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/01 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/20/01 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/20/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/01 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/01 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 3-N)
- 02/22/01 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N)
- 02/27/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2142ER)
- 03/02/01 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/23/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 544 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544)