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CS/HB 625: Professional Biology/Regulation

GENERAL BILL by Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs ; Fischer ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Goode ; Kelly ; Crow ; Fasano ; Futch ; Morroni ; Brennan

Professional Biology/Regulation; creates provisions to provide for regulation of practice of professional biology; provides for exemptions from regulation; creates Professional Biologists Board within DBPR; requires development of test; requires certificate of authorization for corporation, partnership, association, or person practicing under fictitious name to practice or offer to practice professional biology, etc. Creates Ch. 485; amends 20.165.

Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Committee on Finance & Taxation (FRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/1997 House • Prefiled
3/4/1997 House • Introduced -HJ 00084; Referred to Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (EIC); Crime & Punishment (JC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations -HJ 00133
5/2/1997 House • Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, In House Committee on Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (EIC)
12/18/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (EIC), 01/06/98, 9:00 am, 314-HOB --Workshop
1/30/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (EIC), 02/17/98, 9:00 am, 314-HOB
2/17/1998 House • Comm. Action: CS by Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (EIC) --Preliminary
3/3/1998 House • CARRIED OVER; Referred to Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (EIC); Crime & Punishment (JC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations; On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (EIC), 01/06/98, 9:00 am, 314-HOB --Workshop; On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (EIC), 02/17/98, 9:00 am, 314-HOB; Comm. Action: CS by Business Regulation & Consumer Affairs (EIC) -HJ 00258
3/18/1998 House • CS read first time on 03/18/98 -HJ 00256; Now in Crime & Punishment (JC) -HJ 00258
4/20/1998 House • Withdrawn from Crime & Punishment (JC) -HJ 00698; Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC)
5/1/1998 House • Died in Committee on Finance & Taxation (FRC)