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| Bill | Regulatory boards, certain; quorum requirements. | Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; quorum requirements for certain regulatory boards. Lowers the quorum requirements for the (i) Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects of two engineers, two architects, and two land surveyors to at least one engineer, one architect, and one land surveyor and (ii) Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists of two professional soil scientists, two professional wetland delineators, and two professional geologists to at least one professional soil scientist, one professional wetland delineator, and one professional geologist. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1176 | Virginia HB 1176 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1176 (2026) — Regulatory boards, certain; quorum requirements.
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; quorum requirements for certain regulatory boards. Lowers the quorum requirements for the (i) Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects of two engineers, two architects, and two land surveyors to at least one engineer, one architect, and one land surveyor and (ii) Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists of two professional soil scientists, two professional wetland delineators, and two professional geologists to at least one professional soil scientist, one professional wetland delineator, and one professional geologist.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology — 14–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Nicole Cole — primary (person)
- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-14 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101483D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2026-01-26 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
referral-committee - 2026-01-29 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1176)
- 2026-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-03 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-05 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-06 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-09 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-10 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2026-02-18 Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-20 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-20 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-20 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-23 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-23 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-25 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-02-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1176ER)
passage - 2026-02-25 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-02-25 Signed by President
passage - 2026-02-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1176)
- 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 454 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0454)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f9bbd947-236e-4111-b397-0fe51c6306b0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).