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SB 385 Professional engineers; regulations, scope of exception.
Introduced by: Jeremy S. McPike | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102993D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107043D-S1 pdf
- 02/04/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20107043D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB385ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/07/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102993D
- 01/06/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/29/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107043D-S1
- 01/31/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107043D-S1
- 02/04/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/04/20 Senate: Amendments by Senator McPike agreed to
- 02/04/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB385ES1
- 02/04/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20107043D-ES1
- 02/05/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/14/20 House: Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
- 02/25/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N)
- 03/02/20 House: Read second time
- 03/03/20 House: Read third time
- 03/03/20 House: Passed House (74-Y 22-N)
- 03/03/20 House: VOTE: Passage (74-Y 22-N)
- 03/06/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB385ER)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/07/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 822 (effective 1/1/21)
- 04/07/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822)