WA People
BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1176: Businesses & professions

Providing consistency and efficiency in the regulation of auctioneers and auction companies, engineering and land surveying, real estate, funeral directors, and cosmetology.

Summary

  • Eliminates requirements that applicants for certain professional licenses provide specific documents to the Department of Licensing (DOL).
  • Removes the Board of Registration for Professional Engineer and Land Surveyors from the DOL and establishes it as a separate state agency.
  • Modifies the requirements for providing personal references on applications for engineering and land surveying licenses.
  • Eliminates the provision allowing an applicant for an embalmer or funeral director's license to retake the exam with no additional fee.
  • Removes the requirement that the DOL mail notice of statutory and regulatory changes to cosmetology, hair designer, barber, manicurist, and esthetician licensees.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1176), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 442, Laws of 2019
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2019
  2. Out of committeeJan 25, 2019
  3. Passed HouseFeb 14, 2019
  4. Passed SenateApr 10, 2019
  5. GovernorMay 21, 2019
  6. LawMay 21, 2019
Prime sponsor
Larry Hoff (R-18)
Introduced
January 16, 2019 in the House
Last action
May 21, 2019
Session law
Chapter 442, Laws of 2019
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5125
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing consistency and efficiency in the regulation of auctioneers and auction companies, engineering and land surveying, real estate, funeral directors, and cosmetology;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Larry Hoff (R-18)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Steve Kirby D-29

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 14, 2019
Version voted on: HB 1176
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56001
Republican40001
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 10, 2019
Version voted on: HB 1176
45 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26102
Republican19001
How each member voted

Nay (1)

Excused (3)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 22, 2019
Version voted on: HB 1176
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55002
Republican41000
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/28/2019.
  2. Chapter 442, 2019 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  14. LBRC - Majority; do pass.
  15. First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  19. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  20. CPB - Majority; do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.

HB 1176 in other sessions

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