Senate Bill 838
2007-2008 Regular Session
An Act amending the act of May 26, 1947 (P.L.318, No.140), known as the CPA Law, further providing for definitions, for State Board of Accountancy, for general powers of the board, for examination and issuance of certificate, for education requirements, for experience requirements; providing for requirements for issuance of certificate; further providing for certificates issued by domestic reciprocity and for certificates issued by foreign reciprocity; providing for practice in this Commonwealth by individuals under substantial equivalency, for practice outside this Commonwealth under substantial equivalency; further providing for licenses to practice, for licensing of firms, for peer review, for grounds for discipline, for reinstatement, for ownership of working papers, for unlawful acts and for acts not unlawful.
Prime Sponsor
Senator Jake Corman
R Senate District 34
Co-Sponsors
Sen. Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16
Sen. Robert Mellow
D Senate District 22
Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18
Sen. Mary White
R Senate District 21
Sen. John Wozniak
D Senate District 35
Sen. John Gordner
R Senate District 27
Sen. Edwin Erickson
R Senate District 26
Sen. John Rafferty
R Senate District 44
Sen. Sean Logan
D Senate District 45
Sen. Jane Orie
R Senate District 40
Sen. Wayne Fontana
D Senate District 42
Sen. Raphael Musto
D Senate District 14
Sen. Michael O'Pake
D Senate District 11
Sen. Robert Robbins
R Senate District 50
Sen. Mike Folmer
R Senate District 48
Sen. Patricia Vance
R Senate District 31
Sen. Donald White
R Senate District 41
Sen. Richard Kasunic
D Senate District 32
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
Sen. Mike Brubaker
R Senate District 36
Sen. Andrew Dinniman
D Senate District 19
Sen. Robert Wonderling
R Senate District 24
Sen. Michael Waugh
R Senate District 28
Sen. Jeffrey Piccola
R Senate District 15
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 73 of 2008, July 9, 2008
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| 0973 | Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, May 4, 2007 |
| Reported as committed, June 6, 2007 | |
| First consideration, June 6, 2007 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, June 18, 2007 | |
| 1582 | Re-reported as amended, Nov. 27, 2007 |
| Second consideration, Dec. 10, 2007 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 11, 2007 (49-0) | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to Professional Licensure, Dec. 13, 2007 | |
| 2247 | Reported as amended, June 25, 2008 |
| First consideration, June 25, 2008 | |
| Laid on the table, June 25, 2008 | |
| Removed from table, June 26, 2008 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, June 26, 2008 | |
| Re-reported as committed, June 27, 2008 | |
| Second consideration, July 1, 2008 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1711), July 1, 2008 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, July 3, 2008 (200-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1828), July 3, 2008 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations, July 3, 2008 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 3, 2008 | |
| Senate concurred in House amendments, July 3, 2008 (50-0) | |
| Signed in Senate, July 3, 2008 | |
| Signed in House, July 3, 2008 | |
| Presented to the Governor, July 4, 2008 | |
| Approved by the Governor, July 9, 2008 | |
| Act No. 73 of 2008, July 9, 2008 |
Printers Numbers
Votes
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Senate RULES & EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS Committee Vote
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Thursday, July 3, 2008 - House Floor Vote
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Friday, June 27, 2008 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - House PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Committee Vote
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| 27 0 - opens in a new tab |
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - House PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Committee Vote
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - Senate Floor Vote
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, June 6, 2007 - Senate CONSUMER PROTECTION & PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
Statute References are currently not available for bills in 2007-2008 Regular Session.
Senate Bill 838
2007-2008 Regular Session
Sponsors
CORMAN, BROWNE, MELLOW, BOSCOLA, M. WHITE, WOZNIAK, GORDNER, ERICKSON, RAFFERTY, LOGAN, ORIE, FONTANA, MUSTO, O'PAKE, ROBBINS, FOLMER, VANCE, D. WHITE, KASUNIC, COSTA, BRUBAKER, DINNIMAN, WONDERLING, WAUGH, PICCOLA
Short Title
An Act amending the act of May 26, 1947 (P.L.318, No.140), known as the CPA Law, further providing for definitions, for State Board of Accountancy, for general powers of the board, for examination and issuance of certificate, for education requirements, for experience requirements; providing for requirements for issuance of certificate; further providing for certificates issued by domestic reciprocity and for certificates issued by foreign reciprocity; providing for practice in this Commonwealth by individuals under substantial equivalency, for practice outside this Commonwealth under substantial equivalency; further providing for licenses to practice, for licensing of firms, for peer * * *
Actions
| 0973 | Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, May 4, 2007 |
| Reported as committed, June 6, 2007 | |
| First consideration, June 6, 2007 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 18, 2007 | |
| 1582 | Re-reported as amended, Nov. 27, 2007 |
| Second consideration, Dec. 10, 2007 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 11, 2007 (49-0) | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Dec. 13, 2007 | |
| 2247 | Reported as amended, June 25, 2008 |
| First consideration, June 25, 2008 | |
| Laid on the table, June 25, 2008 | |
| Removed from table, June 26, 2008 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 26, 2008 | |
| Re-reported as committed, June 27, 2008 | |
| Second consideration, July 1, 2008 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1711), July 1, 2008 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, July 3, 2008 (200-0) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 1828), July 3, 2008 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, July 3, 2008 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 3, 2008 | |
| Senate concurred in House amendments, July 3, 2008 (50-0) | |
| Signed in Senate, July 3, 2008 | |
| Signed in House, July 3, 2008 | |
| Presented to the Governor, July 4, 2008 | |
| Approved by the Governor, July 9, 2008 | |
| Act No. 73 of 2008, July 9, 2008 |
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