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2011 SESSION

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HB 1734 Professional Soil Scientists and Wetland Professionals, Board for; licensed soil scientists.

Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Board for Professional Soil Scientists and Wetland Professionals; licensed professional soil scientists.  Requires professional soil scientists to be licensed by the Board for Professional Soil Scientists and Wetland Professionals effective July 1, 2013. Currently, professional soil scientists are subject to voluntary certification. The bill sets out the requirements for licensure and continuing education and grandfathers soil scientists under certain conditions. The bill contains technical amendments and is identical to SB 1265.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101263D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/20/11  House: Committee substitute printed 11104351D-H1  pdf
• 02/17/11  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1734ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/06/11  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1734ER2)  pdf
• 04/06/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/10/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101263D
• 01/10/11  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/14/11  House: Assigned GL sub: #4 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
• 01/18/11  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/11  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/11  House: Committee substitute printed 11104351D-H1
• 01/24/11  House: Read first time
• 01/25/11  House: Read second time
• 01/25/11  House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104351D-H1
• 01/25/11  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1734H1
• 01/26/11  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/11  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/27/11  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/09/11  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (11-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/11  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/11  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/11  House: Enrolled
• 02/17/11  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1734ER)
• 02/17/11  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/20/11  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/11  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/05/11  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/06/11  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
• 04/06/11  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 04/06/11  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/06/11  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/06/11  House: Reenrolled
• 04/06/11  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1734ER2)
• 04/06/11  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/06/11  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/06/11  House: Enacted, Chapter 777 (effective - see bill)
• 04/06/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777)