SB605Introduced in the Senate
Accountancy, Board of; licensing requirements, inactive and emeritus status.
Introduced by Mark Obenshain, District 2
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Board of Accountancy; licensing requirements; inactive and emeritus status. Directs the Board of Accountancy to establish "Inactive" and "Emeritus" CPA license statuses for licensees who no longer provide services to the public or services to or on behalf of an employer. The bill requires the Board to develop guidelines to provide active and inactive licensees additional clarity governing the manner in which such licensees should reference autobiographical and biographical information with respect to their CPA licensure to remain historically accurate and compliant with the law and relevant regulations. The bill directs the Board of Accountancy to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0235)
April 6, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · February 26, 2026
40
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100779D
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB605)
Senate committee offered
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26105604D-S1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB605)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Passed by for the day
Read second time
General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House committee offered
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Read third time
committee amendment agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Passed House with amendment (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB605ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB605)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 235 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0235)
Verify the information
- Official page on the Virginia Legislature website
- General Laws Amendment (amendment)
- General Laws Amendment (amendment)
- House Amendment (amendment)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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