SURVEYORS: Provides relative to the practice of land surveying and the practice of engineering
HB 713 amends the laws governing land surveying and engineering to update the list of activities that require a professional license. The bill specifically revises the text to include a new category of practice alongside existing ones, ensuring that all relevant professional duties are clearly defined under the same regulatory framework. By correcting line numbers and adjusting the classification of licensed activities, the legislation aims to maintain accurate standards for professionals in these fields.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Last action May 23, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 20, 2024
How they voted
96–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 102
Mar 20, 2024
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican70
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 13, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (18-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Foy Gadberry
RRepublican
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