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SB 1265 Professional Soil Scientists and Wetland Professionals, Board for; licensed soil scientists.
Introduced by: Jill Holtzman Vogel | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (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. This bill is identical to HB 1734.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101938D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104567D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1265ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/11 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1265ER2) pdf
- 04/06/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0859) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101938D
- 01/12/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/24/11 Senate: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/11 Senate: Rereferred to General Laws and Technology
- 02/02/11 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104567D-S1
- 02/04/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/11 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/11 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104567D-S1
- 02/07/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1265S1
- 02/08/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/10/11 House: Read first time
- 02/10/11 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/15/11 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 House: Read second time
- 02/17/11 House: Read third time
- 02/17/11 House: Amendments by Delegate Jones agreed to
- 02/17/11 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/17/11 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/11 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/25/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1265ER)
- 02/25/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/11 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/05/11 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/06/11 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 04/06/11 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/11 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/11 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/06/11 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/06/11 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1265ER2)
- 04/06/11 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/06/11 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/06/11 House: Enacted, Chapter 859 (effective - see bill)
- 04/06/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0859)