HB 177 Kentucky House · 2018 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to certified public accountants. Amend KRS 325.220 to define "peer review" as designed to promote quality in "accounting and auditing services"; change "peer review committee" to " sponsoring organization"; amend KRS 325.301 to allow an out-of-state CPA firm to perform attest services within Kentucky; exempt out-of-state CPA firms from paying the initial application fee; require firms to grant the Accountancy Board access to peer review documents maintained in Facilitated State Board Access; allow the board to appoint a peer review oversight committee to monitor the peer review program; amend KRS 325.340 to allow the board to privately reprimand CPAs and CPA firms; allow CPAs and CPA firms to apply to have minor violations removed from their professional record after ten years; limit a licensee from having his or her record expunged more than once.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 11, 2018 Signed Mar 23, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Mar 23, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 24)
lower
Mar 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed 84-0
lower
Mar 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 7, 2018
Committee
To Rules (H)
lower
Feb 15, 2018
Committee
To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
upper
Jan 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted in committee
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
To State Government (H)
lower
Jan 11, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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