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PA SB719
Bill
Status
6/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Scott Hutchinson
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AI Summary
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Replaces "substantial equivalency" with "automatic mobility" allowing CPAs licensed in other states to practice in Pennsylvania immediately without obtaining a separate license, providing notice, or paying fees to the State Board of Accountancy
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Establishes a rolling thirty-month period for CPA exam candidates to pass all parts; if not completed within that timeframe, credit for the earliest passed section expires and a new thirty-month period begins with the next passing score
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Expands acceptable education credits for CPA certification to include post-secondary credits from accredited colleges, articulation agreements, advanced placement courses, and dual enrollment programs
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Requires experience for CPA certification to be completed within 60 months preceding the application date, verified by a licensed CPA or through NASBA's Experience Verification Service, with 1 year required for 150-credit-hour graduates and 2 years for bachelor's degree holders
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Allows licensees practicing under automatic mobility to meet only the continuing education requirements of their principal place of business state, unless that state has no CE requirements, in which case Pennsylvania requirements apply
Legislative Description
Further providing for definitions, for general powers of the board, for examination and for requirements for issuance of certificate; repealing provisions relating to practice in this Commonwealth by individuals under substantial equivalency; further providing for practice outside this Commonwealth under substantial equivalency and for practice by firms and unlicensed entities under substantial equivalency; providing for practice in this Commonwealth by individuals under automatic mobility; and further providing for licenses to practice, for licensing of firms, for grounds for discipline, for reinstatement and for unlawful acts.
Last Action
Act No. 27 of 2025
6/30/2025