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ME LD545
Bill
Status
5/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tiffany Roberts-Lovell
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AI Summary
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Homeowners may perform electrical installations in their own existing single-family dwelling without obtaining a state permit from the Electricians' Examining Board
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Homeowners are exempt from electrician licensing requirements when doing electrical work in an existing single-family dwelling they both own and occupy
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All electrical work performed under this exemption must still conform to the National Electrical Code or other standards approved by the board
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The exemption applies only to existing dwellings, not newly constructed single-family homes which remain subject to different requirements under section 1102-D
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Signed into law as Public Law Chapter 88 on May 23, 2025
Legislative Description
An Act to Exempt a Person Making Electrical Installations in the Person's Existing Bona Fide Personal Abode from Licensing and Permitting Requirements
Licensing
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
5/21/2025