BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5125: 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).
  • 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 (SB 5125), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2019
  2. Out of committeeJan 18, 2019
  3. Passed SenateFeb 25, 2019
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Conway (D-29)
Introduced
January 14, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 1176
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: Steve Conway (D-29)

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 25, 2019
Version voted on: SB 5125
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat28001
Republican20000
How each member voted

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  4. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  5. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  7. CPB - Majority; do pass.
  8. First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Placed on second reading consent calendar.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. LBRC - Majority; do pass.
  14. First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
  15. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5125 in other sessions

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