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H0139aa.........................................................by BUSINESS
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS - Amends existing law relating to electrical
contractors and journeymen to provide additional exemptions from the
provisions of electrical contracting law for specified persons, entities
and employees performing specified work.
02/08 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/09 Rpt prt - to Bus
02/22 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/01 Rpt out amen - to engros
03/02 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/03 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/08 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 65-1-4
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Cannon, Chadderdon,
Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones,
Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin,
McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart,
Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Schaefer,
Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24),
Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Sayler
Absent and excused -- Bradford, Field(18), Sali, Smylie
Floor Sponsor - Deal
Title apvd - to Senate
03/09 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
03/18 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/21 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 31-1-2, 1 vacancy
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Gannon, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Langhorst, Little, Malepeai,
Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner,
Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- Geddes
Absent and excused -- Keough, Lodge, (District 21 seat vacant)
Floor Sponsor - Broadsword
Title apvd - to House
03/23 To enrol
03/24 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/25 Pres signed
03/28 To Governor
04/01 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 235
Effective: 07/01/05
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 139
BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN; AMENDING SECTION 54-1016,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ELEC-
4 TRICAL CONTRACTING LAW FOR SPECIFIED PERSONS, ENTITIES AND EMPLOYEES PER-
5 FORMING SPECIFIED WORK.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1016, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
8 amended to read as follows:
9 54-1016. EXEMPTIONS. (1) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to apply
10 to:
11 (a) The installation or maintenance of communication circuits, wires and
12 apparatus comprising part of the operating plant, facilities or equipment
13 of a regulated utility, telephone company, rural telephone cooperative, or
14 municipal communications utility;
15 (b) Any electrical public utility, or its employees, in the installation
16 and maintenance of electrical wiring, circuits, apparatus and equipment by
17 or for such public utility, or comprising a part of its plants, lines or
18 system;
19 (c) Modular buildings as defined in section 39-4105, Idaho Code, that are
20 constructed in the state of Idaho for installation on building sites out-
21 side the state; provided however, that no modular building shall be
22 installed on a building site in the state of Idaho until it has been
23 approved and bears the insignia of approval of the division as being in
24 compliance with the requirements set forth in section 39-4121, Idaho Code.
25 (2) The licensing provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: persons
26 making
27 (a) Any property owner performing electrical installations on their own
28 property or to work in the owner's primary or secondary residence or asso-
29 ciated outbuildings;
30 (b) Any person regularly employed as a maintenance electricians working
31 performing electrical maintenance work on the premises of their the
32 person's employer;
33 (c) Any telephone company, rural telephone cooperative, or municipal com-
34 munications utility, their employees, their subsidiaries, and employees of
35 the subsidiaries performing work on customer-owned facilities under the
36 exclusive control of the telephone company, rural telephone cooperative,
37 or municipal communications utility;
38 (d) Any telephone company, rural telephone cooperative, or municipal com-
39 munications utility, their employees, their subsidiaries, and employees of
40 the subsidiaries performing emergency repair work on customer-owned facil-
41 ities at the request of the customer;
42 (e) Any electrical public utility, rural electrical cooperative, munici-
43 pal power utility, their employees, their subsidiaries, and employees of
2
1 the subsidiaries performing work on customer-owned facilities under the
2 exclusive control of the electrical public utility, rural electrical coop-
3 erative, or municipal power utility; and
4 (f) Any electrical public utility, rural electrical cooperative, munici-
5 pal power utility, their employees, their subsidiaries, and employees of
6 the subsidiaries performing emergency repair work on customer-owned facil-
7 ities at the request of the customer.
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
Moved by Deal
Seconded by Collins
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 139
1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 11 through 14 and insert:
3 "(a) The Any regulated utility, telephone company, rural telephone coop-
4 erative or municipal communications utility, or their employees, in the
5 installation or maintenance of communication circuits, wires and apparatus
6 by or for such entities or their communications service customers;"; and
7 in line 40, delete "emergency".
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 139, As Amended
BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN; AMENDING SECTION 54-1016,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ELEC-
4 TRICAL CONTRACTING LAW FOR SPECIFIED PERSONS, ENTITIES AND EMPLOYEES PER-
5 FORMING SPECIFIED WORK.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1016, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
8 amended to read as follows:
9 54-1016. EXEMPTIONS. (1) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to apply
10 to:
11 (a) The Any regulated utility, telephone company, rural telephone cooper-
12 ative or municipal communications utility, or their employees, in the
13 installation or maintenance of communication circuits, wires and apparatus
14 by or for such entities or their communications service customers;
15 (b) Any electrical public utility, or its employees, in the installation
16 and maintenance of electrical wiring, circuits, apparatus and equipment by
17 or for such public utility, or comprising a part of its plants, lines or
18 system;
19 (c) Modular buildings as defined in section 39-4105, Idaho Code, that are
20 constructed in the state of Idaho for installation on building sites out-
21 side the state; provided however, that no modular building shall be
22 installed on a building site in the state of Idaho until it has been
23 approved and bears the insignia of approval of the division as being in
24 compliance with the requirements set forth in section 39-4121, Idaho Code.
25 (2) The licensing provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: persons
26 making
27 (a) Any property owner performing electrical installations on their own
28 property or to work in the owner's primary or secondary residence or asso-
29 ciated outbuildings;
30 (b) Any person regularly employed as a maintenance electricians working
31 performing electrical maintenance work on the premises of their the
32 person's employer;
33 (c) Any telephone company, rural telephone cooperative, or municipal com-
34 munications utility, their employees, their subsidiaries, and employees of
35 the subsidiaries performing work on customer-owned facilities under the
36 exclusive control of the telephone company, rural telephone cooperative,
37 or municipal communications utility;
38 (d) Any telephone company, rural telephone cooperative, or municipal com-
39 munications utility, their employees, their subsidiaries, and employees of
40 the subsidiaries performing repair work on customer-owned facilities at
41 the request of the customer;
42 (e) Any electrical public utility, rural electrical cooperative, munici-
43 pal power utility, their employees, their subsidiaries, and employees of
2
1 the subsidiaries performing work on customer-owned facilities under the
2 exclusive control of the electrical public utility, rural electrical coop-
3 erative, or municipal power utility; and
4 (f) Any electrical public utility, rural electrical cooperative, munici-
5 pal power utility, their employees, their subsidiaries, and employees of
6 the subsidiaries performing emergency repair work on customer-owned facil-
7 ities at the request of the customer.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS14738
This legislation exempts governmental agencies, regulated
utilities, telephone companies, property owners, and operating
plant maintenance electricians from the National Electrical Code
(NEC) as implemented by the Idaho Electrical Board.
Communications installation and maintenance are included in the
NEC and will be regulated by rules as developed by the Idaho
Electrical Board and approved by the legislature. Rules will be
presented for approval to the Idaho Legislature in the 2006
session.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no financial impact to the General Fund.
Contact
Name: Bob Corbell
Phone: 870-5817
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 139