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SB 562: Military Occupational Licensure

GENERAL BILL by Cruz

Military Occupational Licensure; Requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to expedite professional license applications submitted by spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States; requiring the department to issue certain licenses within a specified timeframe; requiring the Department of Health and certain boards to issue a professional license to spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States if certain requirements are met, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 6/10/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-185
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Regulated Industries (RI)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/19/2021 Senate • Filed
11/3/2021 Senate • Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Regulated Industries; Appropriations -SJ 35
1/6/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/11/22, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 35
• Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 115
1/12/2022 Senate • Now in Regulated Industries
1/20/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/25/22, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/25/2022 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 236
1/26/2022 Senate • Now in Appropriations
2/4/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/09/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/9/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 364
2/10/2022 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/17/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/22 -SJ 451
2/23/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 447
• Amendment(s) adopted (774986) -SJ 447
• Read 3rd time -SJ 448
• Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 448
• Immediately certified -SJ 451
2/23/2022 House • In Messages
2/28/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
3/3/2022 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 559
• Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/4/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
3/4/2022 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 695
6/3/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/9/2022 • Approved by Governor
6/10/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-185