HB384 Summary

• Amends Alabama electrical contractor licensing laws by deleting references to "master electrician" and replacing them with "electrical contractor" throughout the statutes.

• Establishes new definitions for "electrical worker" (unlicensed trained workers who must work under a licensed electrical contractor) and "provisional license" (limited licenses issued before August 31, 2012).

• Reduces the time frame for restoring expired electrical contractor licenses from five years to two years after expiration.

• Grants provisional license holders three years to pass the licensure examination with a board-waived examination fee for one attempt.

• Removes authority of counties and municipalities to require additional electrical contracting proficiency examinations for persons holding valid statewide board licenses, though allows local licensing requirements for those without state licenses.