Optometry, Board of; adds requirements for members.
Summary
Adds to the requirements for the five licensed optometrist members of the Board of Optometry that they be individuals who at the time of appointment (i) have met all requirements for practice as an optometrist and are qualified to engage in the full scope of the practice of optometry and (ii) are actively engaged in the delivery of clinical care to patients.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed Mar 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 15, 2019
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Mar 12, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 340 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2247E
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101365D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roxann Robinson
RRepublican
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