11RS House Bill 487

House Bill 487

Actions

Last Action	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to electrical inspections and licensure.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1316
Sponsors	S. Santoro, L. Clark
Summary of Original Version	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; 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.
Index Headings of Original Version	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Housing, Buildings and Construction, electrical inspections and permitting Electricians - Housing, Buildings and Construction, electrical inspecting and permitting overseen by Fees - Housing, Buildings and Construction, electrical inspecting and permitting fees charged by Housing, Building, and Construction - Electrical inspecting and permitting, department to regulate Inspections - Electrical inspecting and permitting, regulation by Housing, Buildings and Construction Licensing - Electrical licensing and electrical inspecting and permitting, merger of statutes controlling Occupations and Professions - Electrical licensing and electrical inspecting and permitting, merger of statutes controlling Safety - Electrical inspecting and permitting, regulation by Housing, Buildings and Construction State Agencies - Housing, Buildings and Construction, Electrical Division created within Appropriations - Electrical inspections and permitting, trust and agency account Local Mandate - Electrical licensing and electrical inspecting and permitting, merger of statutes controlling
Votes	Vote History

02/14/11	introduced in House
02/15/11	to Licensing & Occupations (H)
02/18/11	posted in committee
02/23/11	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
02/24/11	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 25, 2011
02/25/11	3rd reading, passed 90-6
02/28/11	received in Senate
03/02/11	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)