SB 1310 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Architects; alternative to education requirement for licensure.

Summary

Professions and occupations; alternative to education requirement for licensure of architects. Requires the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects to adopt regulations establishing work and education experience equivalencies that shall provide an alternative to the requirement of a professional degree in architecture from a program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. The bill also requires the Board to adopt regulations establishing a credit system to account for varying degrees of work and education experience and to develop requirements for applicants seeking licensure to certify work and education experience on an annual basis. The bill requires the Board to evaluate any past work or education experience of any applicant under this bill until July 1, 2028. This bill is identical to HB 2154.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill converts SB 1310 from an enrolled bill to a chaptered act, making it officially part of the Virginia Code. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, establishing an alternative pathway for architects to obtain licensure through work experience instead of a NAAB-accredited degree.

TECHNICAL

Added official chapter formatting and approval date (March 24, 2025) to finalize the bill as law.

Removed session header and preliminary formatting from the enrolled version.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to match official chapter formatting standards.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 17, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Jan 17, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 24, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 541 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1310ER)

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House with amendment (94-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

General Laws Amendment agreed to

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Introduced

Reading of amendments waived

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors