HB 870 VA

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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 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. This bill incorporates HB 228 and is identical to SB 605.

• Stacey Annie Carroll · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104264D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB870) · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Incorporates HB228 (McNamara) · lower
8. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 1-N) · lower
9. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106693D-H1 · lower
10. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB870) · lower
11. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 6, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
14. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
15. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
18. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) · upper
19. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Feb 25, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Feb 25, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB870ER) · lower
26. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB870) · lower
27. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 234 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0234) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML