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H0631...........................................................by BUSINESS
ELECTRICIANS - Amends existing law relating to electrical contractors and
journeymen to clarify that no local jurisdiction shall have authority to
require a state licensee to pay fees to the local jurisdiction in order to
engage in the electrical construction trade within the local jurisdiction.
02/12 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/13 Rpt prt - to Bus
02/18 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 54-6-10
AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Block, Bolz,
Bradford, Bruneel, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy, Deal,
Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Kunz, Lake,
Loertscher, Mader, McKague, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pearce,
Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer,
Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Young, Mr.
Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Boe, Hadley, Martinez, Smith(33), Wood
Absent and excused -- Callister, Gould, Hammond, Kellogg, Kendell,
Langford, Meyer, Pischner, Smith(23), Stevenson
Floor Sponsor - Collins
Title apvd - to Senate
02/25 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
03/13 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/15 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Goedde,
Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Little, Lodge,
Marley, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Goedde
Title apvd - to House
03/15 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/18 Pres signed - to Governor
03/20 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 139
Effective: 07/01/02
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 631
BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN; AMENDING SECTION 54-1002,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY THAT NO LOCAL JURISDICTION SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY TO
4 REQUIRE A STATE LICENSEE TO PAY FEES TO THE LOCAL JURISDICTION IN ORDER TO
5 ENGAGE IN THE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION TRADE WITHIN THAT LOCAL JURISDIC-
6 TION.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1002, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 54-1002. LICENSE ESSENTIAL TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS -- LICENSURE AUTHORITY
11 EXCLUSIVE TO THE STATE. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership,
12 company, firm, association or corporation, to act, or attempt to act, as an
13 electrical contractor or special electrical contractor in this state until
14 such person, partnership, company, firm, association or corporation, shall
15 have received a license as an electrical contractor, as herein defined, issued
16 pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by the administrator of the divi-
17 sion of building safety.
18 (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a journeyman electri-
19 cian in this state until such person shall have received a license as a jour-
20 neyman electrician, as herein defined, issued pursuant to the provisions of
21 this act, by the administrator of the division of building safety, provided,
22 however, that any person who has been issued a master electrician's license
23 pursuant to this chapter may act as a journeyman electrician.
24 (3) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a specialty electrician
25 in this state until such person shall have received a license as a specialty
26 electrician, as herein defined, issued pursuant to the provisions of this act,
27 by the administrator of the division of building safety, provided however,
28 that any person who has been issued a master electrician's license or a jour-
29 neyman electrician's license pursuant to this act may act as a specialty elec-
30 trician.
31 (4) Licensure of electrical contractors, journeyman electricians, master
32 electricians, specialty electricians, specialty electrical contractors and
33 registration of apprentice electricians shall be within the exclusive juris-
34 diction of the state pursuant to this chapter and no local jurisdiction shall
35 have the authority to require additional licensure or to require payment of
36 any fees in order for any licensee to engage in the electrical construction
37 trade within the local jurisdiction or to issue licenses to persons licensed
38 under this chapter which are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter
39 or rules promulgated by the division of building safety. The state shall
40 investigate all local infractions and state violations of this chapter and
41 prosecute the same. The local jurisdictions will assist the state by request-
42 ing investigations within their jurisdictions. Nothing in this chapter shall
43 restrict a city or county from imposing stricter public safety rules, notwith-
2
1 standing any provision of Idaho Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12030
This legislation clarifies that only the State of Idaho, Building
Safety Division, may issue electrical licenses. Currently some
cities are requiring registration fees rather than license fees
in order to circumvent the current legislation disallowing the
issuance of an electrical license by other than the State.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact
Contact
Name: Bob Corbell
Phone: 442 4423
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 631