Senate Bill 1138 Summary

• Creates a new "provisional journeyman electrician" license category for persons with four years of out-of-state experience or equivalent qualifications who wish to work under the supervision of a qualified journeyman electrician.

• Provisional journeyman electrician licenses are issued for six (6) months and may be renewed once for an additional six (6) months; applicants must pass the journeyman electrician examination within one year or become ineligible to reapply.

• Sets fees for provisional journeyman electrician licenses at $55.00 for initial issuance and $45.00 for renewal, with pro rata credits applied when upgrading to a full journeyman electrician license.

• Amends multiple sections of Idaho electrical licensing law to include provisional journeyman electricians in the regulatory framework alongside existing license categories for apprentices, journeymen, masters, and contractors.

• Makes technical corrections throughout Idaho Code sections 54-1002 through 54-1014, including replacing references to "act" with "chapter" and updating definitions.