Professional engineers; regulations, scope of exception.
Summary
Engineers; exemption from regulation. Excludes engineering services rendered in connection with gas pipeline facilitiesfrom the exemption from regulation by the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects. Currently, this exemption exists for the practice ofengineering solely as (i) an employee of a corporation engaged ininterstate commerce or (ii) an employee of a public service corporation,by rendering such corporation engineering service in connection withits facilities that are subject to regulation by the State CorporationCommission.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Apr 7, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 3, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 7, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 822 (effective 1/1/21)
executive
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (74-Y 22-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB385ES1
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendments by Senator McPike agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107043D-S1
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102993D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
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