Accountancy, Board of; licensing requirements, inactive and emeritus status.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-4400 and 54.1-4409.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Accountancy; licensing requirements; inactive and emeritus status.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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 respe
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 235 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Mark D. ObenshainSchuyler T. VanValkenburg
Recorded votes
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Passed House with amendment (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 98, X 1
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 21
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 15
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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