SB 1008 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Contractors, Board for; licensing examinations.

Summary

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Contractors; licensing examinations. Requires that Class A and Class B contractor licensing examinations contain questions that include factors for determining areas that constitute Resource Protection Areas pursuant to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act and factors for performing maintenance or constructing improvements on shorelines potentially subject to the requirements for living shorelines.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Vetoed

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 1 edit · Feb 23, 2025

MINOR

This bill enrolls SB 1008, converting it from an introduced draft to final enacted legislation. The substantive text of the contractor licensing examination requirements for Class A and Class B contractors remains unchanged from the introduced version, with only formatting and presentation adjustments made during the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

The bill was converted from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, with changes limited to formatting, line breaks, and presentation rather than substantive policy modifications.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Jan 28, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Vetoed

Senate sustained Governor's veto

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Feb 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1008ER)

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (52-Y 45-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws (14-Y 5-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors