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HOUSE BILL NO. 141 – Electric contractor/liabilty insrnc

HOUSE BILL NO. 141

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H0141...........................................................by BUSINESS
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS - Amends existing law relating to electrical
contractors and journeymen to require electrical contractors and specialty
electrical contractors to provide proof of liability insurance in the
amount of three hundred thousand dollars and proof of worker's compensation
insurance, if applicable, prior to being issued a license.
                                                                        
02/08    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/09    Rpt prt - to Bus
02/22    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/23    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 61-7-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
      Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark,
      Collins, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18),
      Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones,
      Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Martinez, McGeachin, Miller, Mitchell, Nielsen,
      Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
      Rydalch, Sayler, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen,
      Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Crow, Loertscher, Mathews, McKague, Moyle, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Sali, Schaefer
    Floor Sponsor - Bilbao
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/01    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
03/09    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/10    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/11    3rd rdg - PASSED - 24-7-3, 1 vacancy
      AYES -- Andreason, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Cameron, Compton,
      Corder, Davis, Gannon, Goedde, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
      Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Schroeder, Stegner,
      Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- Brandt, Burtenshaw, Darrington, Geddes, Pearce, Richardson,
      Williams
      Absent and excused -- Coiner, Hill, Sweet, (District 21 seat vacant)
    Floor Sponsor - Goedde
    Title apvd - to House
03/14    To enrol
03/15    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/16    Pres signed
03/17    To Governor
03/21    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 82
         Effective: 07/01/05

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 141
                                                                        
                                   BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN; AMENDING SECTION  54-1003A,
  3        IDAHO  CODE,  TO  REQUIRE  ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND SPECIALTY ELECTRICAL
  4        CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE PROOF OF LIABILITY INSURANCE AND PROOF OF  WORKER'S
  5        COMPENSATION  INSURANCE,  IF  APPLICABLE, PRIOR TO BEING ISSUED A LICENSE;
  6        AND AMENDING SECTION 54-1013, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE  ELECTRICAL  CONTRAC-
  7        TORS  AND  SPECIALTY  ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE PROOF OF LIABILITY
  8        INSURANCE AND PROOF OF WORKER'S  COMPENSATION  INSURANCE,  IF  APPLICABLE,
  9        PRIOR TO BEING ISSUED A LICENSE AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
                                                                        
 10    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 11        SECTION  1.  That Section 54-1003A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 12    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 13        54-1003A.  DEFINITIONS. (1) Electrical Contractor. Except as  provided  in
 14    section  54-1016, Idaho Code, any person, partnership, company, firm, associa-
 15    tion or corporation engaging in, conducting, or carrying on  the  business  of
 16    installing  wires or equipment to carry electric current or installing appara-
 17    tus to be operated by such current, or entering  into  agreements  to  install
 18    such wires, equipment or apparatus, shall for the purpose of this act be known
 19    as an electrical contractor. An electrical contractor, prior to being issued a
 20    license,  shall  be  required  to  provide proof of liability insurance in the
 21    amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) and proof of worker's com-
 22    pensation insurance if applicable.
 23        (2)  Journeyman Electrician. Except as provided in section 54-1016,  Idaho
 24    Code,  and  subsections  (3), (4), (5) and (6) of this section, any person who
 25    personally performs or supervises the actual physical work of installing elec-
 26    tric wiring or equipment to convey electric current, or apparatus to be  oper-
 27    ated  by such current, shall, for the purpose of this act, be known as a jour-
 28    neyman electrician.
 29        (3)  Apprentice Electrician. Any person who, for the purpose  of  learning
 30    the  trade  of journeyman electrician, engages in the installation of electric
 31    wiring, equipment, or apparatus while under the constant  on-the-job  supervi-
 32    sion of a qualified journeyman electrician shall, for the purpose of this act,
 33    be known as an apprentice electrician.
 34        (4)  Maintenance Electrician. Any person who is regularly employed to ser-
 35    vice,  maintain  or  repair  electrical apparatus, or to make minor repairs or
 36    alterations  to  existing  electrical  wires  or  equipment  located  on   his
 37    employer's  premises shall, for the purpose of this act, be known as a mainte-
 38    nance electrician.
 39        (5)  Master Electrician. A person who has  the  necessary  qualifications,
 40    training,  experience  and  technical  knowledge to plan, layout or design the
 41    installation of electrical wiring or equipment, or to supervise such planning,
 42    layout, or design, and who performs or supervises  such  planning,  layout  or
 43    design, shall, for the purpose of this act, be known as a master electrician.
                                                                        
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  1        (6)  Specialty  Electrician. A person having the necessary qualifications,
  2    training, experience and technical knowledge to  install,  alter,  repair  and
  3    supervise the installing, altering or repairing of special classes of electri-
  4    cal  wiring,  apparatus  or  equipment within categories adopted by the board.
  5    Specialty electricians shall perform work only within the scope  of  the  spe-
  6    cialty category for which the person is licensed.
  7        (7)  Specialty  Electrical  Contractor.  Except  as  provided  in  section
  8    54-1016,  Idaho  Code,  any person, partnership, company, firm, association or
  9    corporation engaging in, conducting or carrying on the business of installing,
 10    altering or repairing special  classes  of  electrical  wiring,  apparatus  or
 11    equipment  within  categories adopted by the board or entering into agreements
 12    to perform such specialty work, shall for the purpose of this act be known  as
 13    a  specialty  electrical  contractor.   Specialty electrical contractors shall
 14    perform work only within the scope of the specialty  category  for  which  the
 15    contractor  is  licensed.  A  specialty  electrical contractor, prior to being
 16    issued a license, shall be required to provide proof of liability insurance in
 17    the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) and proof of  worker's
 18    compensation insurance if applicable.
 19        (8)  Specialty  Electrical  Trainee.  Any  person  who, for the purpose of
 20    learning the trade of a specialty electrician, engages in the installation  of
 21    electrical  wiring, equipment or apparatus while under the constant on-the-job
 22    supervision of a qualified specialty electrician shall,  for  the  purpose  of
 23    this act, be known as a specialty electrical trainee.
                                                                        
 24        SECTION  2.  That  Section 54-1013, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 25    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 26        54-1013.  RENEWAL OF LICENSES. (1)  A license once issued under  this  act
 27    chapter, unless revoked or suspended as herein provided, may be renewed at any
 28    time  during  the  final  month  of the licensing period on the payment of the
 29    renewal fee herein specified, proof of satisfaction of the  continuing  educa-
 30    tion  requirements  as  established by the electrical board, and provided that
 31    all outstanding civil penalties, and permit or other fees, have been  paid  in
 32    full,   and  all  outstanding  correction  notices  have  been  satisfactorily
 33    resolved. For electrical contractors  and  specialty  electrical  contractors,
 34    proof  of  liability insurance in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars
 35    ($300,000) shall also be required, and proof of worker's  compensation  insur-
 36    ance shall be required if applicable.
 37        (2)  Any  license  which has expired may be revived at any time within one
 38    (1) year from the first day of the final month of  the  licensing  period,  by
 39    payment  of  the  revival  fee herein specified, together with all outstanding
 40    civil penalties, and permit or other fees and penalties, and upon  proof  that
 41    outstanding correction notices have been satisfactorily resolved. For electri-
 42    cal  contractors  and  specialty  electrical  contractors,  proof of liability
 43    insurance in the amount of three hundred  thousand  dollars  ($300,000)  shall
 44    also  be  required,  and  proof  of  worker's  compensation insurance shall be
 45    required if applicable.
 46        (3)  Certificates of competency issued prior to July 1, 1961,  shall,  for
 47    the  purpose of this act chapter, be considered as licenses and may be renewed
 48    or revived as herein provided.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                
                            RS 14810
                                

At present, other bureaus in the Division of Building Safety,
Plumbing and HVAC, require proof of financial protection for
consumers. Many electrical contractors have specialty licenses
within the Plumbing and HVAC bureaus and are required to provide
proof of consumer financial protection for those specialty
licenses. This legislation would make evidence of financial
responsibility the same in the Division of Building Safety
Bureaus.


                          FISCAL NOTE
                                
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.



Contact
Name:  Bob Corbell
Phone: 870-5817

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                      H 141