HB 1254 VA

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Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. Makes several amendments for the purposes of regulatory boards within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to include (i) removing the exemption for a person engaged in the practice of engineering, architecture, or land surveying as a full-time, salaried employee of the Commonwealth on March 8, 1992, from certain licensure requirements provided the employee does not furnish advisory service for compensation to the public in connection with engineering, architecture, or land surveying; (ii) providing that any state agency or political subdivision that is unable to employ a qualified licensed engineer, architect, or land surveyor to fill a responsible charge position, after a reasonable and unsuccessful search, may fill the position with an unlicensed person upon the determination by the chief administrative officer of the agency or political subdivision that the person, by virtue of education, experience, and expertise, can perform the work required of the position; (iii) directing the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians to promulgate regulations for the issuance of training permits and work permits; and (iv) repealing provisions of the Code allowing for the waiver of examinations for wax technicians and estheticians. The bill contains technical amendments.

• Jackie H. Glass Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101487D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106513D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1254) · lower
9. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Feb 25, 2026 Enrolled · lower
23. Feb 25, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1254ER) · lower
24. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
25. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1254) · lower
27. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
28. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 460 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
30. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0460) · 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
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML