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| Bill | Geologists; regulations, exemptions. | Professions and occupations; regulation of geologists; exemptions. Exempts the practice of geology by any officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the United States of America when practicing solely as such from the licensing requirements for professional geologists. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1291 | Virginia HB 1291 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1291 (2026) — Geologists; regulations, exemptions.
Professions and occupations; regulation of geologists; exemptions. Exempts the practice of geology by any officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the United States of America when practicing solely as such from the licensing requirements for professional geologists.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 95–1 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Bill Wiley — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-14 Presented and ordered printed 26101526D
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 - 2026-01-28 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1291)
- 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 (95-Y 1-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 - 2026-03-04 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-06 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-06 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-06 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-09 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-09 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-14 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1291ER)
passage - 2026-03-14 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-14 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1291)
- 2026-03-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 282 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0282)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/637d2e85-39cf-4c3b-8882-1dfddd414e5e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).