Automatic fire sprinkler inspectors; certification, exempts building officials and fire officials.
Summary
Board for Contractors; certification of automaticfire sprinkler inspectors; exempts building officials and fire officials.Exempts building officials enforcing the Uniform Statewide BuildingCode and fire officials enforcing the Virginia Statewide Fire PreventionCode Act from the certification requirements applicable to automaticfire sprinkler inspectors.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2022
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 340 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102050D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
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