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CS/SB 1754: Department of Business and Professional Regulation [WPSC]

GENERAL BILL by General Government Appropriations ; Baker

Department of Business and Professional Regulation [WPSC]; Exempts certified public accountants from passage of an examination pertaining to state laws and rules applicable to the practice of the profession. Removes provisions authorizing a late filing fee for the laws and rules examination, provisions requiring passage of the examination for license renewal, and provisions requiring passage of the examination for reactivation of an inactive license, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/27/2009 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2009-69; See also CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 425 (Ch. 2009-195), CS/CS/SB 1640 (Ch. 2009-54), SB 2600 (Ch. 2009-81)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/2009 Senate • Filed
2/26/2009 Senate • Referred to General Government Appropriations; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; Rules
3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to General Government Appropriations; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; Rules -SJ 00104
3/27/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/01/09, 9:00 am, 401-S
4/1/2009 Senate • CS by General Government Appropriations; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00292; CS read 1st time on 04/02/09 -SJ 00299
4/2/2009 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/3/2009 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules; Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00327; On Committee agenda-- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 04/07/09, 1:30 pm, 412-K
4/7/2009 Senate • Favorable by- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 00338
4/9/2009 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00338
4/16/2009 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00374; Read 3rd time -SJ 00374; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00374; Immediately certified -SJ 00374; Requests House concur or failing to concur appoint conference cmte -SJ 00392
4/16/2009 House • In Messages
4/17/2009 House • Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 00462; Read 2nd time -HJ 00560; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00560; Read 3rd time -HJ 00561; Substituted for HB 5135 -HJ 00561; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00561; Immediately certified -HJ 00564; Requests Senate concur or failing to concur appoint conference cmte -HJ 00564
4/17/2009 Senate • In returning messages; Conference Committee appointed: Senators Alexander, Chair; Deutch, Vice Chair; Haridopolos, Altman, Lawson, At Large; Criminal & Civil Justice: Crist, Chair; Jones, Joyner, Villalobos, Wilson; Education Pre-K-12: Wise, Chair; Bullard, Detert, Garcia, Richter, Siplin; Finance & Tax: Altman, Chair; Bennett, Justice, Pruitt, Ring; General Government: Baker, Chair; Aronberg, Dean, Lawson, Oelrich; Health & Human Services: Peaden, Chair; Gaetz, Haridopolos, Rich, Sobel; Higher Education: Lynn, Chair; Constantine, Deutch, Gelber, King; Trans & Econ Development: Fasano, Chair; Diaz de la Portilla, Dockery, Gardiner, Hill, Smith, Storms -SJ 00469
4/17/2009 House • Conference Committee appointed Rivera, Llorente, Bogdanoff, Cannon, Galvano, Hasner, Lopez-Cantera, Reagan, Fitzgerald, Saunders, Skidmore, Adams, Thompson, N., Rouson, Eisnaugle, Planas, Snyder, Soto, Taylor, P., Hays, Hooper, Braynon, Ford, McBurney, Nelson, Schultz, Williams, A., Ambler, Patronis, Brandenburg, Frishe, Grimsley, Homan, Jones, Kreegel, Renuart, Domino, Anderson, Schwartz, Hudson, Nehr, Pafford, Zapata, Holder, Roberson, Y., Roberson, K., Van Zant, Rader, Rogers, Poppell, Williams, T., Boyd, Bembry, Crisafulli, Fetterman, Mayfield, Plakon, Troutman, Flores, Legg, Kiar, Adkins, Bullard, Coley, Clarke-Reed, Culp, Fresen, Stargel, Weinstein, Proctor, Precourt, Heller, Burgin,; Dorworth, O'Toole, Patterson, Reed, Taylor, D., Weatherford, McKeel, Brise, Kelly, Thompson, G., Tobia, Glorioso, Evers, Gibbons, Aubuchon, Bovo, Carroll, Drake, Gibson, Horner, Hukill, Long, Murzin, Ray, Sachs, Schenck, Steinberg, Thurston -HJ 00569
5/8/2009 Senate • Conference Committee Report received -SJ 01394; Conference Committee Report adopted -SJ 01396; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report (293168); YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 01396
5/8/2009 House • In returning messages; Conference Committee Report considered -HJ 01620; Conference Committee Report adopted -HJ 01621; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 01623
5/8/2009 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01494
5/15/2009 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/27/2009 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2009-69; See also CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 425 (Ch. 2009-195), CS/CS/SB 1640 (Ch. 2009-54), SB 2600 (Ch. 2009-81)