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type: "Bill"
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title: "Geologists; added to definition of \"professional services,\" continuing education."
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description: "Professions and occupations; regulation of geologists. Adds geology to the definition of \"professional services\" as used in the Virginia Public Procurement Act. The bill also eliminates the option for the Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists to waive the examination requirement for licensure as a professional geologist for an applicant who has at least 12 years of geological work. The bill also requires the Board to promulgate regulations governing continuing education requirements for geologists licensed by the Board that require the completion of eight hours annually in continuing education for any license renewal or reinstatement. This bill is identical to HB 1289."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 492"
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citation: "Virginia SB 492 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Stella G. Pekarsky"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bd978c8-2e76-4228-83d7-b80a3e088ac8"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB492"
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source_hash: "8278db12ac47fc41566f673a19fe1594a7b47bd9822f96b3ab95b7647b4e1bd4"
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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 SB 492 (2026) — Geologists; added to definition of "professional services," continuing education.
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Professions and occupations; regulation of geologists. Adds geology to the definition of "professional services" as used in the Virginia Public Procurement Act. The bill also eliminates the option for the Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists to waive the examination requirement for licensure as a professional geologist for an applicant who has at least 12 years of geological work. The bill also requires the Board to promulgate regulations governing continuing education requirements for geologists licensed by the Board that require the completion of eight hours annually in continuing education for any license renewal or reinstatement. This bill is identical to HB 1289.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090479.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217990.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178963.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from General Laws — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Stella G. Pekarsky — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104900D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-21** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-23** Rules suspended
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- **2026-01-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-01-23** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-23** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-26** Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-26** Engrossed by Senate
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- **2026-01-27** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-02** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB492)
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- **2026-02-03** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-03** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24** Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-02-26** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB492ER) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB492)
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 463 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463)
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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/6bd978c8-2e76-4228-83d7-b80a3e088ac8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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