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2012 SESSION
HB 937 Spouses of military service members; expediting issuance of business licenses, etc.
Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100980D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12104953D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105669D-S1 pdf
- 03/08/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB937ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0604) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100980D
- 01/11/12 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/17/12 House: Assigned GL sub: #4 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
- 01/31/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/12 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12104953D-H1
- 02/06/12 House: Read first time
- 02/07/12 House: Read second time
- 02/07/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12104953D-H1
- 02/07/12 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB937H1
- 02/08/12 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/27/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105669D-S1
- 02/27/12 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/12 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/01/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105669D-S1
- 03/01/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB937S1
- 03/01/12 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/12 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/12 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/12 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 12105669D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/12 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB937ER)
- 03/08/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/04/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 604 (effective - see bill)
- 04/04/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0604)