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HF 546Signed by Governor · April 30, 2021

Relating to applications for architectural licensure and including retroactive applicability provisions

Sponsored by the House State Government Committee

Topics:Professional licensing

Same legislation: HSB 154

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 27, 2021
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2021
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 8, 202195–1
  5. Done: Senate committeeMarch 23, 2021
  6. Done: Passes the SenateApril 6, 202147–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorApril 30, 2021
  8. Done: Signed into lawApril 30, 2021

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People applying to become licensed architects will now have to retake any part of the registration exam they previously failed. This change applies to anyone who passed some parts of the exam but failed others on or after June 25, 2020.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to applications for architectural licensure. The bill strikes a provision that provides that a person applying to the architectural examining board for architectural licensure who has passed a module of the architect registration examination but failed to pass the exam shall not be required to retake that module in subsequent examinations. The bill applies retroactively to persons who applied to the board for licensure and who, on or after June 25, 2020, passed one or more modules of the exam but failed to pass the exam.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

Senate subcommittee

Named March 10, 2021. Meeting: Thursday, March 18 · 1:30 PM · 217 Conference Room.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§544A.8

How the Code works3

Lobbying

2 for · 0 against · 6 undecided · Who →

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