HB336 Summary

• Amends Alabama Code sections regulating plumbers and gas fitters to add definitions for "residential dwelling" and "residential jobsite" and clarify existing terminology.

• Adds a master plumber and master gas fitter whose work is primarily residential to the State Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board membership, expanding the board from nine to eleven members.

• Authorizes the board to issue emergency certificates of endorsement to out-of-state licensed plumbers and gas fitters during declared states of emergency for up to 60 days in impacted areas.

• Allows the board to adopt continuing education requirements for licensees and expand examination options for journeyman and master certificates to include written, oral, or board-approved methods.

• Establishes apprentice-to-journeyman/master ratios of not less than 3:1 for non-residential jobsites and not less than 5:1 for residential jobsites, and clarifies the board's disciplinary authority regarding fines, fees, and restitution.