Betsy Carr
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 78
Primary
Professions and occupations; alternative to education requirement for licensure of architects. Requires the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects to adopt regulations establishing work and education experience equivalencies that shall provide an alternative to the requirement of a professional degree in architecture from a program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. The bill also requires the Board to adopt regulations establishing a credit system to account for varying degrees of work and education experience and to develop requirements for applicants seeking licensure to certify work and education experience on an annual basis. The bill requires the Board to evaluate any past work or education experience of any applicant under this bill until July 1, 2028. This bill is identical to SB 1310.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-406.1, relating to professions and occupations; alternative to education requirement for licensure of architects.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 534 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0534)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2154)
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2154ER)
Enrolled
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2154)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
Printed as engrossed 25104486D-E
Engrossed by House as amended
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
General Laws Amendments agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2154)
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104486D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Engrossed | HTML PDF |
| General Laws Amendments | HTML |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2154) | PDF PDF PDF |
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