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Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #133 (Yeas 37 to Nays 0)

S2946  ·  Senate roll call No. 133  ·  2026-02-12  ·  194th General Court (2025 to 2026)
37 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent  ·  the Clerk's sheet (PDF)

Amendment 1, moved by Senate Committee on Ways and Means  ·  Adopted

An Act relative to modernizing the pathway to becoming a certified public accountant

SECTION 1. Section 87A1/2 of chapter 112 of the General laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (e) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:- (e) The educational and experience requirements for a certificate shall be at least 1 of the following: (i) a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a college or university approved by the board and 2 years of full-time experience or the equivalent approved by the board; (ii) a bachelor’s degree with 30 semester hours of additional education from a college or university approved by the board and 1 year of full-time experience or the equivalent approved by the board; or (…

yea · 37

absent · 1

An asterisk marks a vote the sheet records as entered after the roll closed. A member shown as "not linked" is a name on the sheet that did not resolve to exactly one member of the session's roster; it is left as printed rather than guessed.