2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2154: Architects; alternative to education requirement for licensure.

Legislative 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 SB 1310.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104486D
House of Delegates
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2154)
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
General Laws Amendments agreed to
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Printed as engrossed 25104486D-E
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2154)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/12/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/14/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/17/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2154ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2154)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 534 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0534)

Amendments

HGL Sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Amendments

HGL Sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Amendments

Not Adopted

HGL Sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Amendments

HGL Sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Betsy Carr
Betsy Carr
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20253.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/20253.7 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/31/20255.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/20255.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/19/2025110.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/4/2025109.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/17/2025108.6 KB