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HB 579 Optometry; repeals certain provision for license to practice.

Introduced by: Roxann L. Robinson | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

License to practice optometry; issuance without examination. Repeals a provision allowing a person who has successfully passed an examination in optometry in another state and is the holder of a license to that effect issued by the licensing board of that state and who has conducted an ethical professional practice for at least one year to be issued a license to practice optometry in the Commonwealth without an examination.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/16  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101607D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/24/16  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB579ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0092)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/16  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101607D
• 01/11/16  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/19/16  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/16  House: Read first time
• 01/21/16  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/25/16  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (91-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/16  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (91-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/26/16  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/18/16  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/16  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/16  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/16  House: Enrolled
• 02/24/16  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB579ER)
• 02/24/16  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/16  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/25/16  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16
• 02/25/16  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
• 03/01/16  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 92 (effective 7/1/16)
• 03/01/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0092)