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 Bill Status of HB1281  95th General Assembly


Short Description:  PROF ENGINEERING-APPLICATN-DEF

House Sponsors
Rep. Angelo Saviano

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. John M. Sullivan)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 325/3from Ch. 111, par. 5203
225 ILCS 325/4from Ch. 111, par. 5204
225 ILCS 325/8from Ch. 111, par. 5208


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Provides that the exemption from the Act of services performed by employees of a business organization engaged in utility, industrial, or manufacturing operations, or by employees of laboratory research affiliates of such business organization, that are rendered in connection with the fabrication or production, sale, and installation of products, systems, or non-engineering services of the business organization or its affiliates does not extend to the construction, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of infrastructure, utility systems, or manufacturing processes of the business organization on its property, or on public property or rights of way where such work may impact the health, safety, or welfare of the public or business organization employees. Removes provisions exempting from the Act the services, for private use, of contractors or owners in the construction of engineering works or the installation of equipment. Provides that examples of "professional engineering practice" include fire protection systems and control systems. Removes the Test of Spoken English (TSE) from the group of tests that an applicant for licensure who graduated from an engineering program outside the United States or its territories and whose first language is not English may submit certification of passage of to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
225 ILCS 325/3from Ch. 111, par. 5203
225 ILCS 325/4from Ch. 111, par. 5204

Deletes everything after the enacting clause and reinserts only the following provisions from the introduced bill. Removes the Test of Spoken English (TSE) from the group of tests that an applicant for licensure who graduated from an engineering program outside the United States or its territories and whose first language is not English must submit certification of passage of to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
  2/20/2007HouseFirst Reading
  2/20/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/22/2007HouseAssigned to Registration and Regulation Committee
  3/14/2007HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee
  3/14/2007HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/14/2007HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 018-000-000
  3/15/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  4/17/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/17/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/19/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-002-000
  4/20/2007SenateArrive in Senate
  4/20/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2007
  5/1/2007SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
  5/2/2007SenateFirst Reading
  5/2/2007SenateReferred to Rules
  5/3/2007SenateAssigned to Licensed Activities
  5/11/2007SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  5/15/2008SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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