VirginiaArchitects; alternative to education requirement for licensure.
What it does
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.
More detail
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0534)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 534 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2154)
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2154ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 17Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- Feb 14Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- Feb 14Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2154)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Printed as engrossed 25104486D-E
- Jan 31Engrossed by House as amended
- Jan 31General Laws Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 31Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 28Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative ProcessMinor
- Jan 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2154)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104486DIntroduced