SB 572: Engineers
GENERAL BILL by Baxley
Engineers; Prohibiting a person who is not licensed as an engineer from using a specified name or title; prohibiting, after a specified date, a person who is not a licensed professional structural engineer from using specified names and titles or practicing professional structural engineering; authorizing the Board of Professional Engineers to refuse to certify an applicant for a professional structural engineer license for certain reasons; exempting certain applicants who apply for licensure before a specified date from having to pass a certain national examination, under certain conditions; specifying acts that constitute grounds for disciplinary action, including civil penalties, against a professional structural engineer, etc.
- Regulated Industries (RI)
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/12/2021 Senate • Filed
1/21/2021 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 76
2/22/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/01/21, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/1/2021 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 176
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 76
• Now in Commerce and Tourism
3/10/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/15/2021 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 271
3/16/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Rules
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SB 572, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/12/2021 at 11:33 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 574 (c1) Fees/Professional Structural Engineer Licensing Baxley Linked Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Appropriations 
H 931 Engineers Toledo, Learned Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
H 933 Fees Learned, Toledo Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
Committee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 3/1/2021 4:00 PM Regulated Industries 9 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/15/2021 3:30 PM Commerce and Tourism 11 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (10)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 471.003 Qualifications for practice; exemptions. Page 2 (pdf) 471.005 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf) 471.013 Examinations; prerequisites. Page 6 (pdf) 471.015 Licensure. Page 6 (pdf) 471.019 Reactivation. Page 9 (pdf) 471.025 Seals. Page 10 (pdf) 471.031 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 10 (pdf) 471.033 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 12 (pdf) 471.037 Effect of chapter locally. Page 13 (pdf) 471.0385 Court action; effect. Page 13 (pdf)