HB870
Accountancy, Board of; licensing requirements, inactive and emeritus status.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 10, 2026
Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Chief Patron:
Stacey Annie Carroll (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Board of Accountancy; licensing requirements; inactive and emeritus status.
Directs the Board of Accountancy to establish 'Inactive' and 'Emeritus' CPA license statuses for licensees who no longer provide services to the public or services to or on behalf of an employer. The bill requires the Board to develop guidelines to provide active and inactive licensees additional clarity governing the ... (More) manner in which such licensees should reference autobiographical and biographical information with respect to their CPA licensure to remain historically accurate and compliant with the law and relevant regulations. The bill directs the Board of Accountancy to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104264D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/22/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB870)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Incorporates HB228 (McNamara)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106693D-H1
- 02/05/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB870)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/06/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/06/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
