BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 2477: Prof. licensing review

Establishing review standards for professional licensing regulation.

Summary

Requires any professional license created after July 31, 2020, to be for the exclusive purpose of protecting the public interest.
Establishes evaluation criteria to be used while determining the best method of regulation.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2477), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

AN ACT Relating to review standards for professional licensing regulation;

Passed February 19, 2020

Version voted on: HB 2477

98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	57	0	0	0
Republican	41	0	0	0

How each member voted

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 2477 (2025–26) Real estate appraisals · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2477 (2023–24) Controlled subst. violations · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2477 (2017–18) Trespass on privacy · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2477 (2015–16) Filing fee petitions · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2477 (2013–14) Janitorial services · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2477 (2011–12) Missing endangered persons · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2477 (2009–10) Criminal firearm use · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2477 (2007–08) Groundwater · Did not pass · died in committee