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 HB 2154.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0541)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 541 (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 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 18Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310)
- Feb 18Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1310ER)Major
- Feb 18EnrolledMinor
- Feb 13House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Passed House with amendment (94-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (94-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 11General Laws Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 11Read third timeMinor
- Feb 10Read second timeMinor
- Feb 6Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310)
- Jan 21Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 20Printed as engrossed 25104513D-E
- Jan 20Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Jan 20General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 20Reading of amendments waived
- Jan 20Read second timeMinor
- Jan 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 17Passed by for the day
- Jan 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Jan 17Rules suspended
- Jan 15Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104513DIntroduced