VirginiaRegulatory boards, certain; quorum requirements.
What it does
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; quorum requirements for certain regulatory boards. Lowers the quorum requirements for the (i) Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects of two engineers, two architects, and two land surveyors to at least one engineer, one architect, and one land surveyor and (ii) Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists of two professional soil scientists, two professional wetland delineators, and two professional geologists to at least one professional soil scientist, one professional wetland delineator, and one professional geologist.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0454)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 454 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Feb 25Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1176)
- Feb 25Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 25Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 25Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1176ER)Major
- Feb 25EnrolledMinor
- Feb 23Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Read third timeMinor
- Feb 20Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 20Rules suspended
- Feb 18Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 10Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 9Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1176)
- Jan 26Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative ProcessMinor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101483DIntroduced