DPOR and DHP; certain suspensions not considered disciplinary action.
Summary
Department of Professional and OccupationalRegulation; Department of Health Professions; certain suspensionsnot considered disciplinary action. Prohibits any board of theDepartment of Professional and Occupational Regulation or the Departmentof Health Professions issuing a suspension upon any regulant of suchboard pursuant to such regulant's having submitted a check, moneydraft, or similar instrument for payment of a fee required by statuteor regulation that is not honored by the bank or financial institutionnamed from considering or describing such suspension as a disciplinaryaction.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 1, 2024
Signed Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Mar 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 18 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Feb 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB120ER)
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rip Sullivan
DDemocratic
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