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CS/CS/HB 867: Public Accountancy

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Business and Professions Subcommittee ; Stevenson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bush

Public Accountancy; Authorizes vendor to complete performance audit of program associated with the proposed surtax; requires certain applicants to not be licensed in any state or territory in order to be licensed by endorsement; provides license renewal requirements for nonresident licensees; requires majority of the hours required for continuing education include specific content; authorizes certain Florida certified public accountants to apply to DBPR to have their license placed in a retired status; provides retired licensees are not required to maintain continuing education requirements.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/5/2019 House • Filed
12/12/2019 House • Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 74
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 74
1/31/2020 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
2/4/2020 House • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 507
2/5/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 497
2/6/2020 House • Original reference(s) removed: Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Commerce Committee -HJ 525
• Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 525
2/11/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/13/20, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
2/13/2020 House • CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 -HJ 581
2/14/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
2/17/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 581
• CS/CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time -HJ 579
2/20/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20
2/26/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 648
• Read 3rd time -HJ 648
• CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 649
3/3/2020 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 472
• Received -SJ 472
3/12/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 774
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 1140 -SJ 775
• Read 2nd time -SJ 774
• Amendment(s) adopted (641492) -SJ 775
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/13/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 854
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 854
3/13/2020 House • In returning messages
3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in returning Messages