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2019 SESSION
HB 2341 Forester title; educational criteria.
Introduced by: James E. Edmunds, II | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Forester title. Authorizes a person who has met the educational criteria for Certified Forester, as reviewed and officially recognized in writing by the Society of American Foresters (the Society), to use the title of "forester" in connection with any practice of forestry. Current law limits such use of the title to a person who holds a baccalaureate or higher degree from an institution of higher education, having completed a degree program that is accredited by the Society and meets the Society's minimum education criteria in certain fields of study. The bill provides that no person shall be appointed by the Governor to serve as State Forester unless he meets certain requirements as set out in the bill. The bill contains technical amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101882D pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19105643D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2341ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0158) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/08/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101882D
- 01/08/19 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/16/19 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/23/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/19 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19105643D-H1
- 01/31/19 House: Read first time
- 02/01/19 House: Read second time
- 02/01/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105643D-H1
- 02/01/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2341H1
- 02/04/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/04/19 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/07/19 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/19 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/14/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2341ER)
- 02/14/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/14/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/18/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019
- 02/18/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 02/27/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 158 (effective 7/1/19)
- 02/27/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0158)