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type: "Bill"
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title: "Natural gas automobile mechanics and technicians; removal of certification requirement."
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description: "Department of Professional and OccupationalRegulation; natural gas automobile mechanics and technicians; removalof certification requirement. Removes the certification requirement for, and associated regulatory authority over, the occupation ofnatural gas automobile mechanics and technicians by the Departmentof Professional and Occupational Regulation."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 932"
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citation: "Virginia HB 932 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Shelly A. Simonds"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-01-07"
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last_action: "2020-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbae943b-9d69-411d-9923-91fdd6c46e05"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB932"
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source_hash: "82656ba383ad6e24241379fea248f2c4ca77a24c251b8c0d5038f32077c11639"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 932 (2020) — Natural gas automobile mechanics and technicians; removal of certification requirement.
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Department of Professional and OccupationalRegulation; natural gas automobile mechanics and technicians; removalof certification requirement. Removes the certification requirement for, and associated regulatory authority over, the occupation ofnatural gas automobile mechanics and technicians by the Departmentof Professional and Occupational Regulation.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1168)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1168)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB932ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB932ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB932)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB932)
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## Votes
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- Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N) — **20–2** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (97-Y 2-N) — **96–2** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Shelly A. Simonds — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102887D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-13** Impact statement from DPB (HB932)
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- **2020-01-15** Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-16** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-01-21** Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-23** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-01-24** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-01-27** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-01-27** VOTE: Passage (97-Y 2-N)
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- **2020-01-28** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-01-28** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-27** Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-03** Passed by for the day
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- **2020-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-04** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-07** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-07** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-08** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB932ER)
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1168 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbae943b-9d69-411d-9923-91fdd6c46e05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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