Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9280, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CUSTOMS BROKERS ACT OF 2004, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
CUSTOMS BROKERS ACT
Text as Filed (File)
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65
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Document Certification

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Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06063
FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9280, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CUSTOMS BROKERS ACT OF 2004, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : Amending RA09280, Otherwise Known as the Customs Brokers Act of 2004
ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to amend RA 9280 which disallows firms, companies or associations from being registered or licensed as "professionals" under the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) since only individuals who passed the licensure examination for customs brokers are covered by the PRC.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : REMULLA, JESUS CRISPIN C.
DATE FILED : 2007-01-25
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Zialcita 2. Cua
3. Nepomuceno 4. Chatto
5. Baterina 6. Villarosa
7. Duavit 8. Magsaysay
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Puentevella 2. Codilla
DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT:2007-02-07
URGENT BILL? Yes
DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT:2007-02-07
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02597
URGENT SENATE BILL? Yes
DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT HOUSE BILL: 2007-02-07
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 02188
SUBMITTED ON 2007-01-25
SUBMITTED BY: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, TRADE AND INDUSTRY
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB02676, HB04539, HB04623
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2007-01-29
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2007-01-29
DATE CALENDARED : 2007-01-31
SECOND READING INFORMATION
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Puentevella, Codilla
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2007-01-31
REMARKS : On Jan. 31, 2007, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2007-01-31
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2007-02-07
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:162     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2007-02-08
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2007-02-08
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION
DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2007-02-07
CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE
DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2007-02-19
REMARKS : 
CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Cua, Nepomuceno, Remulla, Zialcita, Noel
CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Lacson, Roxas, Revilla

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9280, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CUSTOMS BROKERS ACT OF 2004, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2007 ]
2/8/2007 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives JESUS CRISPIN C. REMULLA, EDUARDO C. ZIALCITA, JUNIE E. CUA, FRANCIS "BLUEBOY" L. NEPOMUCENO, EDGAR M. CHATTO, SALACNIB F. BATERINA, MA. AMELITA C. VILLAROSA, MICHAEL JOHN "JACK" R. DUAVIT, MA. MILAGROS "MITOS" H. MAGSAYSAY, MONICO O. PUENTEVELLA and EUFROCINO M. CODILLA, SR.;
2/8/2007 Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee on RULES;
2/19/2007 House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2597 and HBN-6063, and has designated Representatives Cua, Nepomuceno, Remulla (J.C.), and Zialcita, on the part of the Majority and Representative Noel, on the part of the Minority as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on February 7, 2007;
2/19/2007 Senate accepted the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2597 and HBN-6063, designated Senators Lacson, Roxas and Revilla, Jr. as its conferees;
6/5/2007 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-6063 inconsolidation with SBN-2597 be approved as reconciled;
6/5/2007 Sponsorship speech of Senator Lacson on the Conference Committee Report;
6/5/2007 Interpellation of Senators Drilon and Enrile;
6/5/2007 On motion of Senator Lacson, the Conference Committee Report was withdrawn;
6/5/2007 Certified by the President of the Philippines for its immediate enactment on February 7, 2007;

Abstract

The bill seeks to amend RA 9280 which disallows firms, companies or associations from being registered or licensed as "professionals" under the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) since only individuals who passed the licensure examination for customs brokers are covered by the PRC.'

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