2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1008: Contractors, Board for; licensing examinations.

Legislative Summary

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Contractors; licensing examinations. Requires that Class A and Class B contractor licensing examinations contain questions that include factors for determining areas that constitute Resource Protection Areas pursuant to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act and factors for performing maintenance or constructing improvements on shorelines potentially subject to the requirements for living shorelines.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104368D
Senate
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1008)
Senate
1/24/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/28/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/28/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/28/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/29/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/29/2025
Engrossed by Senate
Senate
1/29/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/29/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/29/2025
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/5/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from General Laws (14-Y 5-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Passed House (52-Y 45-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/20/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1008ER)
Senate
2/20/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/24/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1008)
Senate
3/5/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (52-Y 45-N)
2/18/2025
52
Yea
45
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws (14-Y 5-N)
2/13/2025
14
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
2/13/2025
6
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Scott Surovell
Scott Surovell
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/20/202513.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202514.8 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/24/2025137.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/23/2025136.1 KB