KY HB444 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-09 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 134)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Amends KRS 227A.060 to modify experience and education requirements for an electrician or master electrician license, to require an electrician applicant or master electrician applicant to have 8,000 hours or 16,000 hours of verifiable experience, respectively, which may be reduced by designated education or teaching, to authorize a master electrician or electrician applicant to qualify for licensure through teaching or attending an associate’s degree or diploma program at a college within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System or at another accredited college or university, to enable a military veteran to meet master electrician or electrician experience requirements through applicable supervised military occupational specialty experience, to direct the department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to promulgate administrative regulations to establish an application form to allow submission of military experience, and to accept either a DD-214 form or a signed statement from the applicant’s commanding officer to verify relevant military experience; and amends KRS 227A.100 to renew electrician licenses once every two years, to allow the department to establish a system to issue electronic licenses instead of physical licenses, and to increase a $500,000 general liability insurance requirement to $1 million.

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Title

AN ACT relating to electricians.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-28 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3120 (Y: 32 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 223 (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-09Housesigned by Governor (Acts Ch. 134)
2024-03-28Housedelivered to Governor
2024-03-28Houseenrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2024-03-28Houseenrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2024-03-28Housereceived in House
2024-03-28Senate3rd reading, passed 32-5
2024-03-27Senatepassed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2024-03-26Senatepassed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2024-03-25Senateposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
2024-03-22Senate2nd reading, to Rules
2024-03-21Senatereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2024-03-11Senateto Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
2024-03-07Senateto Committee on Committees (S)
2024-03-07Senatereceived in Senate
2024-03-06House3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
2024-03-05Housefloor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2024-03-01Houseposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 04, 2024
2024-02-22House2nd reading, to Rules
2024-02-21Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2024-02-09Houseto Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
2024-02-01Houseto Committee on Committees (H)
2024-02-01Houseintroduced in House

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