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2016 SESSION
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)