ARCHITECTS: Provides for exemptions to the licensing and registration requirements for architects. (1/1/25)
This bill amends existing regulations to increase the maximum allowable occupant load for factory, industrial, and storage buildings from 49 to 299 people. It also removes a specific paragraph regarding these occupancy limits entirely, effectively allowing unlimited capacity for such facilities. The changes apply to the licensing and registration requirements for architects, permitting them to design structures that accommodate larger crowds without prior restrictions. The legislation is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 25, 2024
Signed May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2024 · House May 14, 2024
How they voted
32–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 38
Apr 9, 2024
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 10. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (18-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 4 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick McMath
RRepublican
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