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AL HB440

Bill

Status

Passed

4/22/2010

Primary Sponsor

Marcel Black

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2010

AI Summary

HB440 Summary

  • Establishes the Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010, creating the Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers and repealing the former Alabama State Board of Registration for Interior Design.

  • Allows registered interior designers to submit sealed and stamped construction documents for commercial interior projects in spaces less than 5,000 contiguous square feet within buildings of 2,500 square feet or more.

  • Creates a seven-member board composed of five practicing registered interior designers (appointed by district), one professional educator, and one consumer member, with all new appointments lasting four-year terms after the effective date.

  • Requires applicants to demonstrate good ethical character, pass the NCIDQ examination or equivalent, meet education and experience requirements, and be at least 21 years of age for registration as a registered interior designer.

  • Establishes penalties for unauthorized use of the title "registered interior designer" or stamping documents without proper credentials, making violations Class A misdemeanors, and allows administrative fines up to $2,000 for professional misconduct.

Legislative Description

Interior Designers, Alabama Board for Registered, established, State Board of Registration for Interior Design continued and renamed, board membership altered, registration, licensing, and regulation of interior designers, Alabama Interior Design Registration Act, Secs. 34-15C-1 to 34-15C-18, inclusive, added; Secs. 34-15B-1 to 34-15B-18, inclusive, repealed (2010-20336)

Interior Design, State Board of Registration for

Last Action

Delivered to Governor at 4:25 p.m. on April 22, 2010.

4/22/2010

Committee Referrals

Governmental Affairs3/9/2010
Boards and Commissions1/26/2010

Full Bill Text

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