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CS/CS/SB 338: Engineers

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Regulated Industries ; Altman

Engineers; Prohibiting a person who is not licensed as an engineer or a structural engineer from using specified names and titles or practicing engineering or structural engineering; exempting certain persons from the licensing requirements; providing licensure and application requirements for a structural engineer license; providing various acts which constitute grounds for disciplinary action against a structural engineer, to which penalties apply, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/22/2015 Senate - Laid on Table -SJ 469
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/21/2015 Senate • Filed
    1/28/2015 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Fiscal Policy -SJ 54
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 54
    3/6/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/11/15, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/11/2015 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 192
    3/13/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/17/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 192
    • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 202
    3/30/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, 04/02/15, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/2/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 344
    • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 344
    4/6/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/09/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/9/2015 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 377
    • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/10/2015 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 377
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/15
    4/13/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 380
    4/14/2015 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 422
    4/22/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 469
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 217 (Vetoed by Governor) -SJ 469
    • Laid on Table -SJ 469

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  • CS/CS/SB 338, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/9/2015 at 3:43 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 217 (er) Engineers Van Zant Identical Last Action: 3/24/2016 H Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
    Location: Vetoed by Governor

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    471.003 Qualifications for practice; exemptions. Page 2 (pdf)
    471.005 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    471.011 Fees. Page 6 (pdf)
    471.013 Examinations; prerequisites. Page 6 (pdf)
    471.015 Licensure. Page 7 (pdf)
    471.019 Reactivation. Page 9 (pdf)
    471.025 Seals. Page 9 (pdf)
    471.031 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 10 (pdf)
    471.033 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 12 (pdf)
    471.037 Effect of chapter locally. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 338, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/13/2015 at 9:24 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/8/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 217 (c2) Engineers Van Zant Similar Last Action: 3/24/2016 H Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
    Location: Vetoed by Governor

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    154518 - Amendment
    Delete lines 38 - 256 and insert:
    Fiscal Policy
    (Bradley)
    4/8/2015
    9:13 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/9/2015
    Web Page
    PDF
    932050 - Amendment
    Delete lines 303 - 309 and insert:
    Fiscal Policy
    (Bradley)
    4/8/2015
    9:12 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/9/2015
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/2/2015 9:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/9/2015 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    471.003 Qualifications for practice; exemptions. Page 2 (pdf)
    471.005 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    471.011 Fees. Page 6 (pdf)
    471.013 Examinations; prerequisites. Page 6 (pdf)
    471.015 Licensure. Page 7 (pdf)
    471.019 Reactivation. Page 8 (pdf)
    471.025 Seals. Page 9 (pdf)
    471.031 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 9 (pdf)
    471.033 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 11 (pdf)
    471.037 Effect of chapter locally. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 338, Original Filed Version Posted 1/21/2015 at 10:47 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2015 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 217 (c2) Engineers Van Zant Compare Last Action: 3/24/2016 H Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
    Location: Vetoed by Governor

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    224476 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Regulated Industries
    (Diaz de la Portilla)
    3/9/2015
    1:20 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2015
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/11/2015 2:00 PM Regulated Industries 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    471.003 Qualifications for practice; exemptions. Page 1 (pdf)
    471.0035 Instructors in postsecondary educational institutions; exemption from licensure requirement. Page 2 (pdf)
    471.005 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    471.015 Licensure. Page 3 (pdf)
    471.031 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 4 (pdf)

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