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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1008: Contractors, Board for; licensing examinations.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1008 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Contractors, Board for; licensing examinations. Primary sponsor: Scott Surovell (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Senate sustained Governor's veto.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Contractors; licensing examinations. Requires that Class A and Class B contractor licensing examinations contain questions that include factors for determining areas that constitute Resource Protection Areas pursuant to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act and factors for performing maintenance or constructing improvements on shorelines potentially subject to the requirements for living shorelines.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott SurovellPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Senate sustained Governor's veto
  2. Passed by for the day
  3. Vetoed by Governor
  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  5. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1008)
  7. Signed by President
  8. Signed by Speaker
  9. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1008ER)
  10. Enrolled
  11. Passed House (52-Y 45-N)
  12. Read third time

Showing 12 most recent of 31 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source