Senate extends sunset for engineers and surveyors board to 2031

Senate Bill 1465, which would extend the sunset for the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors to 2031, won quick approval on the Senate floor.

“Senate Bill 14 65 extends the sunset for the State Board of Licensure for professional engineers and surveyors to 2031,” Senator Bergstrom said in explaining the bill. She requested advancement after her brief explanation and yielded for questions; none were offered.

Senator Bergstrom asked that the measure be advanced without objection, and the chair announced the bill was advanced. On third reading the Senate proceeded to a roll call; the clerk reported 43 aye votes and 2 nay votes, and the chair declared Senate Bill 1465 passed. The presiding officer then asked that the vote on the bill be considered the vote on the emergency, and, after no changes were offered, declared the bill passed as an emergency measure.

The action preserves the board's existing oversight authority by extending its statutory review date to 2031. No amendments or substantive floor debate were recorded during the explanation or final passage.

The Senate recorded the final passage and emergency designation; no further action or implementation details were provided on the floor during this session.