2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1310: 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 HB 2154.

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Bill History

1/9/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104513D
Senate
1/9/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/15/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/17/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310)
Senate
1/20/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/20/2025
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
1/20/2025
General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to
Senate
1/20/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
1/20/2025
Printed as engrossed 25104513D-E
Senate
1/21/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/26/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310)
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
2/6/2025
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
General Laws Amendment agreed to
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Passed House with amendment (94-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/18/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1310ER)
Senate
2/18/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1310)
Senate
2/18/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Senate
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 541 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0541)

Amendments

General Laws and Technology Amendments

General Laws and Technology Amendments

Not Adopted

General Laws Amendment

General Laws Amendment

Not Adopted

House Amendment

House Amendment

Not Adopted

General Laws Amendment

General Laws Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House with amendment (94-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
1/15/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy McPike
Jeremy McPike
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20253.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/18/20253.7 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/20/20255.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/9/20255.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/18/2025110.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/26/2025107.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/17/2025108.6 KB