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H0042.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
OPTOMETRISTS - Amends existing law relating to the Board of Optometry to
provide that licensees shall pay fees annually at the time of renewal.
01/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/26 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/18 3rd rdg - PASSED - 70-0-0
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon,
Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez,
Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen,
Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie(Telleria), Snodgrass,
Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Ring
Title apvd - to Senate
02/21 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/01 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/02 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/03 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie, Noble, Pearce, Richardson,
Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- McGee
Floor Sponsor - Werk
Title apvd - to House
03/04 To enrol
03/07 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/08 Pres signed
03/09 To Governor
03/11 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 37
Effective: 07/01/05
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 42
BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY; AMENDING SECTION 54-1507, IDAHO CODE, TO
3 DELETE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE AND TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSEES SHALL PAY FEES
4 ANNUALLY AT THE TIME OF RENEWAL.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1507, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 54-1507. ADDITIONAL LICENSE FEES. In addition to the fees required by
9 section 54-1506(2), Idaho Code, each person licensed to practice optometry in
10 the state of Idaho and each person who has been licensed to practice optometry
11 in the state of Idaho within a period of five (5) years prior to July 1 of
12 each year following June 30, 1972, shall pay annually at the time of renewal
13 to the treasurer of the state of Idaho a sum not to exceed seventy-five dol-
14 lars ($75.00), as established by board rule, on July 1 of each year. Failure
15 to pay the fees required by this act shall result in cancellation of the
16 person's license by the board. Upon application for reinstatement, all fees
17 due and not paid after the effective date of this act must be paid by the per-
18 son making such application for reinstatement.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 14401
Amends section 54-1507, Idaho Code, to omit old language and omit
reference to July 1st renewal to be consistent with Idaho Code 67-
2614.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact on general or dedicated funds.
CONTACT
Name: Cherie Simpson
Agency: Occupational License, Bureau
Phone: 334-3233
Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note H 42