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AL HB302

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/25/2023

Primary Sponsor

Mack Butler

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2023

AI Summary

  • Adds definitions for "electrical worker" and "provisional license" and removes references to "master electrician" throughout the electrical contractor licensing code.

  • Requires the board to provide subpoena authority for witnesses, investigate complaints, and establish reciprocity agreements with other states having equal or higher licensure standards.

  • Grants provisional license holders three years to pass a nationally standardized electrical examination with a one-time examination fee waiver by the board.

  • Reduces the period for restoring an expired electrical contractor license from five years to two years after expiration.

  • Removes authority of counties and municipalities to require additional electrical contracting proficiency examinations before issuing local licenses to state-licensed contractors.

Legislative Description

Relating to the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors; to amend Sections 34-36-3, 34-36-4, 34-36-6, 34-36-7, 34-36-8, 34-36-9, 34-36-13, and 34-36-16, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for definitions, to delete references to master electrician; to provide further for the election of board officers; to provide further for the duties of the board, including the subpoena of witnesses, the investigation of complaints, and providing for reciprocity; to provide an individual previously issued a provisional license three years to take the licensure examination, and require the board to waive the examination fee for one sitting; to lessen the time frame for restoring an expired license from five years to two years; to provide further for exemptions; to remove the authority of a county or municipality to require an additional electrical contracting proficiency examination before issuing a local license to work within the county or municipality; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Last Action

Referred to Committee to Senate County and Municipal Government

5/25/2023

Committee Referrals

County and Municipal Government5/25/2023
Boards, Agencies and Commissions4/13/2023

Full Bill Text

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