HB 197 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS.

Summary
This bill makes changes to the Delaware Professional Engineers' licensing chapter to: 1. Limit license reinstatement to a 4-year period instead of the current 10-year period. 2. Clarifies the requirement necessary for an out-of-state Professional Engineer to obtain a temporary permit and licensure in Delaware. 3. Allows the use of an electronic signature and date. Previously only an electronic seal was authorized. 4. Clarifies that a licensee from another jurisdiction can be disciplined after they have voluntarily surrendered their license in the other jurisdiction.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jul 2017
Signed into Law
Sep 2017
Introduced Jun 1, 2017 Signed Sep 29, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Jul 2, 2017 · House Jun 22, 2017

How they voted

200
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jul 2, 2017
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Sep 29, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 2, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 23, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Sunset Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 1, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors