SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
1995 SESSION
WHEREAS, the Tradesmen Certification Program was created by Chapter 895 of the 1994 Acts of Assembly (House Bill 472); and
WHEREAS, the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) administers the Tradesmen Certification Program pursuant to § 54.1-1128 et seq. of the Code of Virginia; and
WHEREAS, a "tradesman" is defined as a person who works in the electrical, plumbing and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning trades; and
WHEREAS, carpenters and masons were not included in the Tradesmen Certification Program as the legislation worked its way through the legislative process in 1994; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation be requested to study the feasibility of including carpenters and masons in the Tradesmen Certification Program.
The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation shall complete its work in time to submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 1996 Session of the General Assembly as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents.