Senate Bill 213 Summary

• Establishes the "Commercial Carpentry Licensure Act" to regulate commercial carpentry work in Michigan, requiring licenses for carpenter contractors and journey carpenters.

• Creates a 9-member Board of Commercial Carpentry appointed by the governor to oversee licensing, examinations, and discipline of carpentry professionals.

• Requires journey carpenters to have at least 6,000 hours of supervised experience over 4 years and pass an examination; carpenter contractors must have 2 years' experience as a licensed journey carpenter or employ one full-time.

• Sets licensing fees at $100 for examination and initial issuance for carpenter contractors, $50 for journey carpenters, and $15 for apprentice registration, renewable every 3 years.

• Allows existing practitioners with 3 of the prior 5 years of carpentry experience, municipal licenses, or relevant state licenses to obtain licenses without examination within 1 year of the act's effective date; applies only to commercial structures, exempting residential and farm buildings.