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SB 315 Hearing aid specialists; exemptions for the sale of hearing aids.

Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Hearing aid specialists; exemptions for the sale of hearing aids. Allows licensed audiologists who have earned a doctoral degree in audiology to obtain a license to engage in the practice of fitting or dealing in hearing aids without the prerequisite of being required to pass an examination. The bill defines "audiologist" and "practice of audiology."

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/18  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101768D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/22/18  Senate: Printed as engrossed 18101768D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/18  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB315ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0458)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/18  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101768D
• 01/08/18  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/16/18  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
• 01/18/18  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/18  Senate: Read second time
• 01/22/18  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/22/18  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/22/18  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB315E
• 01/22/18  Senate: Printed as engrossed 18101768D-E
• 01/23/18  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/18  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/29/18  House: Read first time
• 01/29/18  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/16/18  House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
• 02/21/18  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/18  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/18  House: Read second time
• 02/27/18  House: Read third time
• 02/27/18  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/18  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/18  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/01/18  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB315ER)
• 03/01/18  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/03/18  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/06/18  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018
• 03/06/18  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
• 03/23/18  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 458 (effective 7/1/18)
• 03/23/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0458)