HB1254
Professional & Occupational Regulation, Department of; amendments for purposes of regulatory boards.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 5, 2026
House: Read first time
Chief Patron:
Jackie Glass (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
Makes several amendments for the purposes of regulatory boards within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to include (i) amending the definition of the 'practice of landscape architecture'; (ii) removing the exemption for a person engaged in the practice of engineering, architecture, or land surveying as a full-time, salaried ... (More) employee of the Commonwealth on March 8, 1992, from certain licensure requirements provided the employee does not furnish advisory service for compensation to the public in connection with engineering, architecture, or land surveying; (iii) providing that any state agency or political subdivision that is unable to employ a qualified licensed engineer, architect, or land surveyor to fill a responsible charge position, after a reasonable and unsuccessful search, may fill the position with an unlicensed person upon the determination by the chief administrative officer of the agency or political subdivision that the person, by virtue of education, experience, and expertise, can perform the work required of the position; (iv) directing the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians to promulgate regulations for the issuance of training permits and work permits; and (v) repealing provisions of the Code allowing for the waiver of examinations for wax technicians and estheticians. The bill contains technical amendments. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101487D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 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: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106513D-H1
- 02/05/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1254)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read first time
