HB 627

            
2020 SESSION

20102264D

HOUSE BILL NO. 627


Offered January 8, 2020


Prefiled January 6, 2020

A BILL to amend and reenact � 30-19.03:1.3 of the Code of 
 Virginia, relating to the General Assembly; legislation increasing regulation 
 or establishing initial professional or occupational regulation; evaluation 
 required by Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation.
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Patrons-- Campbell, R.R. and Wilt

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Referred to Committee on Rules

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
 
 
1. That � 30-19.03:1.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
 reenacted as follows:
 
 
� 30-19.03:1.3. Evaluations to be prepared for legislation 
 increasing or beginning regulation of an occupation.
 
 
A. For the purposes of this section, "regulation" 
 means any statement of general application, having the force of law and affecting 
 the rights or conduct of any person, adopted by an agency in accordance with 
 the authority conferred on it by the Constitution and applicable statutes of 
 the Commonwealth.
 
 
B. When any legislative bill requiring the Department of 
 Professional and Occupational Regulation to increase or begin regulation of an a profession or occupation is filed during any session of the General 
 Assembly, the chairman of the committee to which the 
 bill is referred shall request that the Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation 
 (the Board) shall prepare an evaluation of the legislation using the 
 criteria outlined in � 54.1-311.
 
 
C. The Division of Legislative 
 Services shall examine all bills filed during any legislative session for the 
 purpose of identifying and forwarding to the Board those bills requiring an 
 evaluation pursuant to this section.
 
 
As soon thereafter as may be practicable, the The Board shall forward copies 
 of such evaluations to the Clerk of the House of Delegates for House bills and 
 to the Clerk of the Senate for Senate bills no later than 10 months after receipt of 
 the bill for transmittal to 
 each patron of the legislation and to the chairman of each committee of the 
 General Assembly to consider the same.
 
 
All departments, and agencies of government, and the Division of 
 Legislative Services are directed to make available such 
 information and assistance as the Board may request in preparing the 
 evaluations required by this section.