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CS/CS/HB 615: Professional Regulation

GENERAL BILL by Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee ; Careers and Competition Subcommittee ; Renner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila ; Gonzalez ; Harrell ; Ponder ; Roth ; White

Professional Regulation; Creates the Occupational Opportunity Act; revises length of time active duty servicemember may remain in good standing with administrative board or program; requires that spouse or surviving spouse be kept in good standing & be exempt from licensure renewal provisions; requires DBPR to issue professional license to spouse or surviving spouse of active duty member; provides requirements related to application, fees, & renewal; provides for fee waiver for specified persons; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $31,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 6/26/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-135
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/2/2017 House • Filed
2/9/2017 House • Referred to Careers and Competition Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 77
3/3/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Careers and Competition Subcommittee, 03/07/17, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 77
• CS by Careers and Competition Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 317
3/8/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Careers and Competition Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 314
3/10/2017 House • Original reference(s) removed: Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• CS referred to Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 349
• Now in Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 349
3/17/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/21/17, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
3/21/2017 House • CS/CS by Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 451
3/23/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 447
3/27/2017 House • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 463
4/4/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 04/06/17, 1:30 pm, Webster Hall
4/6/2017 House • Favorable by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 -HJ 602
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 602
4/13/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
4/18/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/19/17
4/19/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 737
• Amendment(s) adopted (737769) -HJ 737
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/20/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 766
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 766
4/25/2017 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Regulated Industries; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations -SJ 456
• Received -SJ 456
4/26/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Regulated Industries; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations -SJ 470
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 470
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1272 -SJ 470
• Read 2nd time -SJ 470
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/27/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 521
• CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 521
4/27/2017 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 951
6/14/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/23/2017 • Approved by Governor
6/26/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-135