Became law as Public Act 12-194, signed June 15, 2012, 127 days after it was filed.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 5025
AN ACT CONCERNING THE OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS AND THE USE OF THE TITLE "CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT".
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To only require a simple majority rather than all of the equity owners of a public accounting firm to hold a valid public accountancy license and to permit such license to be issued by this state, another state, or a territory of the United States.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
In the Senate
3 co-sponsors
Its course
February 9 to June 15, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action22 actions on 10 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to May 990 days
Government Administration and Elections CommitteeFeb 9 to Mar 222 days
In the SenateMay 9 to May 90 days
Waiting to be sentMay 9 to Jun 123 days
With the GovernorJun 1 to Jun 1514 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 9
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 9 – May 9
- Feb 9Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Feb 10Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 2Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
- May 9The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate May 9
- May 9Sent to the Senate
- The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor May 30 – Jun 15
- May 30Numbered Public Act 12-194
- Jun 1Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Jun 15Signed by the Governor
All 22 actions, as published
- Feb 9REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 2Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 13REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 20FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 20HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 20FILE NO.Both houses
- May 9HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 9HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 9ON CONSENT CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 9TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
- May 9FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 9SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 9RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
- May 9SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 9SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 9ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
- May 30PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- Jun 1TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 15SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor