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CS/CS/SB 954: Certified Public Accountants

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Regulated Industries ; Gruters

Certified Public Accountants; Authorizing certain certified public accountants to apply to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to place their licenses on retired status; providing that a licensee loses retired status; authorizing a retired licensee to accept certain reimbursements or per diem amounts; prohibiting a retired licensee from offering or rendering certain professional services, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/5/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 813 (Ch. 2024-97) -SJ 696
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/14/2023 Senate • Filed
    1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/11/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/16/24, 8:30 am, 401 Senate Building
    1/16/2024 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    1/17/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
    1/18/2024 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    1/24/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
    1/29/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
    1/30/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    2/1/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
    2/9/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/14/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/14/2024 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
    2/15/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/1/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/24
    3/5/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 696
    • Substituted CS/HB 813 -SJ 696
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 813 (Ch. 2024-97) -SJ 696

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  • CS/CS/SB 954, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/30/2024 at 10:54 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/13/2024 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/15/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 813 (er) Certified Public Accountants Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/16/2024 Chapter No. 2024-97 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/14/2024 9:00 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    473.302 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    473.313 Inactive status. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 954, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/17/2024 at 11:06 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2024 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 813 Certified Public Accountants Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/16/2024 Chapter No. 2024-97 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    251744 - Amendment
    Delete line 83 and insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Gruters)     		1/26/2024
    8:12 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/29/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/29/2024 1:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    473.302 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    473.313 Inactive status. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 954, Original Filed Version Posted 12/14/2023 at 10:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 1/11/2024 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 1/16/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 813 Certified Public Accountants Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/16/2024 Chapter No. 2024-97 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    275602 - Amendment
    Delete lines 125 - 131 and insert:     		Regulated Industries
    (Gruters)     		1/11/2024
    4:27 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/16/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/16/2024 8:30 AM Regulated Industries 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    473.302 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    473.313 Inactive status. Page 1 (pdf)

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