HB 1281 Illinois House · 95th Regular Session

PROF ENGINEERING-APPLICATN-DEF

Summary
Amends the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Provides that the exemption from the Act of services performed by employees of a business organization engaged in utility, industrial, or manufacturing operations, or by employees of laboratory research affiliates of such business organization, that are rendered in connection with the fabrication or production, sale, and installation of products, systems, or non-engineering services of the business organization or its affiliates does not extend to the construction, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of infrastructure, utility systems, or manufacturing processes of the business organization on its property, or on public property or rights of way where such work may impact the health, safety, or welfare of the public or business organization employees. Removes provisions exempting from the Act the services, for private use, of contractors or owners in the construction of engineering works or the installation of equipment. Provides that examples of "professional engineering practice" include fire protection systems and control systems. Removes the Test of Spoken English (TSE) from the group of tests that an applicant for licensure who graduated from an engineering program outside the United States or its territories and whose first language is not English may submit certification of passage of to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2007
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
Apr 2007
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 20, 2007 Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · House Apr 19, 2007

How they voted

102–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 108
Apr 19, 2007
D Democratic60
58 Yea 2
96% Yea
R Republican48
44 Yea 1 Nay 3
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 15, 2008
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
upper
May 11, 2007
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
upper
May 3, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities
upper
May 2, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 20, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 19, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-1-5)
house
Mar 14, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Mar 14, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 14, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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