Kentucky House Bill 215 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 11 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-11 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 65)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Repeal and reenact all necessary sections of KRS 227.450 to 227.530, relating to electricians and electrical inspecting, as new sections of KRS Chapter 227A, relating to electrician licensure; establish permit requirements; set conditions for appointment as an electrical inspector, including removal of conflicts of interest; describe conditions where localities, including combinations of localities, may oversee electrical inspection and permitting; establish electrical inspector reporting and surety bond requirements; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations for fee schedules, inspection protocols, and reporting forms; set procedures for inspections and for dealing with work conducted without a permit; amend KRS 227A.010 to define "alteration," "commissioner," "division," "electrical inspector," and "repair"; amend KRS 227A.050 to send fees and other moneys to the department’s trust and agency account for the purposes of administering and enforcing all of KRS Chapter 227A; deposit all interest accrued by the account back into the account; amend KRS 227A.130 to add electrical inspection and permitting penalties to KRS Chapter 227A; amend KRS 198B.060 to allow local government petitions for electrical permits; clarify that the state will provide a certified electrical inspector for new building approvals; amend KRS 227.205 to create the electrical division within the department; amend KRS 132.815, 211.350, and 227A.030 to conform; repeal KRS 227.450 and 227.500.

AN ACT relating to electrical inspections and licensure.

Rep. Larry Clark [D]

Rep. David Housman [R]

Rep. Charles Miller [D]

Rep. Sal Santoro [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-11		signed by Governor (Acts ch. 65)
2012-03-30		delivered to Governor
2012-03-30		enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2012-03-29		enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2012-03-29		received in House
2012-03-29		3rd reading, passed 36-1
2012-03-29		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2012
2012-03-28		2nd reading, to Rules
2012-03-27		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2012-03-26		to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
2012-03-23		received in Senate
2012-03-22		3rd reading, passed 96-0 with floor amendment (5)
2012-03-21		floor amendment (5) filed
2012-03-14		floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute
2012-03-05		floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3) filed
2012-03-02		floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2012-02-27		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 28, 2012
2012-02-21		2nd reading, to Rules
2012-02-16		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2012-01-20		posted in committee
2012-01-09		to Labor & Industry (H)
2012-01-05		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB215.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB215/bill.doc