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CS/HB 977: Public Accountancy

GENERAL BILL by Business and Professions Subcommittee ; Stevenson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Andrade ; Caruso ; Plasencia ; Rodriguez, A. ; Rodriguez, A.M. ; Santiago ; Tomkow ; Willhite

Public Accountancy; Revises percentage of total hours of accounting-related & auditing-related continuing education required by Board of Accountancy for license renewal; updating provisions relating to license reactivation; prohibits person from performing or offering to perform certain services without license.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 6/10/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-89
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/20/2019 House • Filed
    2/28/2019 House • Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 99
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 99
    3/22/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
    3/26/2019 House • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 523
    3/27/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 516
    3/28/2019 House • Original reference(s) removed: Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Commerce Committee -HJ 544
    • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 544
    4/2/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 04/04/19, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
    4/4/2019 House • Favorable by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 591
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 591
    4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
    4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 694
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 694
    • CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 694
    4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
    4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 465
    • Received -SJ 465
    5/2/2019 Senate • Withdrawn from Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 790
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 1252 -SJ 790
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 790
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/3/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 879
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 879
    5/3/2019 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1324
    6/5/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/7/2019 • Approved by Governor
    6/10/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-89

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  • CS/HB 977, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/8/2019 at 11:57 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1252 (c1) Public Accountancy Gruters Similar Last Action: 5/2/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2019-89) -SJ 790 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    473.302 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    473.312 Continuing education. Page 3 (pdf)
    473.313 Inactive status. Page 4 (pdf)
    473.322 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 977, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/27/2019 at 12:14 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1252 (c1) Public Accountancy Gruters Similar Last Action: 5/2/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2019-89) -SJ 790 Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/17/2019 1:09 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/3/2019 10:10 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    473.302 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    473.312 Continuing education. Page 3 (pdf)
    473.313 Inactive status. Page 4 (pdf)
    473.322 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • HB 977, Original Filed Version Posted 2/20/2019 at 4:58 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Business and Professions Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/11/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1252 Public Accountancy Gruters Identical Last Action: 5/2/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2019-89) -SJ 790 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    028617 - Amendment
    Remove line 85 and insert:     		Stevenson 3/25/2019
    5:38 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/27/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    473.302 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    473.312 Continuing education. Page 3 (pdf)
    473.313 Inactive status. Page 4 (pdf)
    473.322 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 5 (pdf)

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