Indiana House Bill 1148 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 30 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-30 - Public Law 108
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Board of accountancy. Provides that a candidate for the certified public accountant examination (exam) may not apply for or take the exam prior to meeting certain education requirements. Provides an exception to the application restriction if a candidate applies up to 60 days prior to the candidate's completion of the education requirements. Provides the Indiana board of accountancy (board) may cancel an exam score if a candidate fails to meet certain requirements. Provides that a candidate must attain a grade of at least 75 on the exam. Provides that a candidate may take the required exam sections individually and in any order and that credit for a passed section shall be valid for 18 months. Provides that a candidate must pass all exam sections within a rolling 18 month period and if a candidate does not do so, credit for any section passed outside of the rolling 18 month period expires and the exam section must be retaken. Provides that a candidate shall retain credit for exam sections passed as a candidate of another state if applicable. Provides that a candidate is considered to have passed the exam once the candidate simultaneously holds credit for each passed section. Provides that the board may extend a term of credit validity under certain circumstances. Provides that the board shall notify eligible candidates of the time, place, and procedures for the exam, or that a candidate shall independently contact the board, the board's designee, or a test center operator to schedule the time, place, and procedures for the exam at an approved site. Provides that these requirements expire on July 1, 2021. Requires the agency to adopt rules to implement the provisions in the bill. Voids certain sections of the Indiana Administrative Code.

Board of accountancy.

Rep. Jeff Ellington [R]	Rep. Heath VanNatter [R]	Rep. Ryan Hatfield [D]	Sen. Jon Ford [R]
Sen. J.D. Ford [D]	Sen. Stacey Donato [R]	Sen. David Niezgodski [D]

2020-03-05 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 80 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2020-03-03 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-01-14 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-30	House	Public Law 108
2020-03-18	House	Signed by the Governor
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2020-03-12	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2020-03-10	House	Signed by the Speaker
2020-03-05	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 320: yeas 80, nays 0
2020-03-04	House	Motion to concur filed
2020-03-04	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2020-03-03	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 291: yeas 48, nays 2
2020-03-02	Senate	Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor
2020-03-02	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2020-02-27	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2020-02-05	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
2020-01-22	House	Referred to the Senate
2020-01-21	House	Representative Hatfield added as coauthor
2020-01-21	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Ford Jon, Ford J.D., Donato
2020-01-21	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 36: yeas 96, nays 0
2020-01-16	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2020-01-14	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2020-01-08	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
2020-01-08	House	Coauthored by Representative VanNatter
2020-01-08	House	Authored by Representative Ellington

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1148/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/3/0/8/73088e19/HB1148.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/1/b/a/01ba53f8/HB1148.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/5/3/4/45342db1/HB1148.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/f/6/1/9f61c39a/HB1148.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/1/1/8/d118f682/HB1148.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/4/1/2/3412a0c5/HB1148.04.ENRS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/e/f/0/cef09dc6/HB1148.01.INTR.02.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/1/8/d/d18d4551/HB1148.36_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/4/a/9/f4a91b34/HB1148.02.COMH.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/8/5/e/885ed8fa/HB1148.291_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/a/4/b/ba4b86c4/HB1148.320_H.pdf