Public Accountancy
Summary
Public Accountancy; Requiring that certain applicants not be licensed in any state or territory in order to be licensed by endorsement; providing license renewal requirements for nonresident licensees; requiring that a majority of the hours required for continuing education include specific content, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed Jun 16, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House Apr 28, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Jun 16, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (438629)
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 1
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 438629 adopted
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 438629 filed
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/01/21, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Gruters
RRepublican
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