SB 605 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 is identical to HB 870.

• Mark D. Obenshain Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100779D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB605) · upper
4. Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105604D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB605) · upper
8. Feb 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
12. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 9, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to · upper
14. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
19. Feb 19, 2026 House committee offered · lower
20. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
21. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
22. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
23. Feb 24, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
24. Feb 24, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
25. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House with amendment (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
26. Feb 26, 2026 House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · upper
28. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB605ER) · upper
29. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB605) · upper
30. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
31. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
32. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
33. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
34. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 235 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
35. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0235) · 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
• House Amendment · HTML
• General Laws Amendment · HTML
• General Laws Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML