RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSURE.
Summary
Specifies the documentation needed for a military spouse to receive a temporary licensure by endorsement. Requires issuance of the license within an unspecified number of days of the application and supporting documents. Excludes construction contracting services form the performance of services permitted under any license or temporary license issues to a military spouse. Requires each licensing board to adopt and publish rules by 8/1/2020 to administer the provisions. Takes effect on 1/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2020
Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2020
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 27, 2020
D
Democratic45
97% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to CPH, WAM.
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 15).
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) McKelvey, Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 595-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Eli, Ichiyama, Kitagawa, Quinlan, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) McKelvey; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 25
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to LAB/PVM, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 9, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Ichiyama
DDemocratic
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