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House Bill 239

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Last Action	03/07/19: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
Title	AN ACT relating to welding safety.
Bill Documents	Current/Final Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number	1259
Sponsors	B. McCool, C. Harris, D. Bentley, T. Branham Clark, M. Cantrell, P. Pratt, S. Santoro, B. Wheatley
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to establish requirements for projects requiring structural steel welding such as certification of welders and certified inspectors; provide definitions.
Index Headings of Original Version	Housing, Building, and Construction - Welding by mechanical engineers, exclusions from structural steel welding Labor and Industry - Welding by mechanical engineers, exclusions from structural steel welding Occupations and Professions - Welding by mechanical engineers, exclusions from structural steel welding Contracts - Welding by mechanical engineers, exclusions from structural steel welding Local Mandate - Welding by mechanical engineers, exclusions from strructural streel welding
Jump to Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements Senate Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

Actions

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02/05/19	introduced in House
02/06/19	to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)
02/15/19	posted in committee
02/20/19	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
02/21/19	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 22, 2019
02/22/19	3rd reading, passed 95-0
02/25/19	received in Senate
02/27/19	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
03/05/19	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/06/19	2nd reading, to Rules
03/07/19	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except to clarify that D1.1 and D1.5 means the current version of that document; require that D1.1 and D1.5 be in the job specifications; require an affidavit to the design professional that an inspection is complete.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - Requirements for structural steel welding Occupations and Professions - Requirements for structural steel welding Workforce - Requirements for structural steel welding Local Mandate - Requirements for structural steel welding

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	M. Castlen
Summary	Retain original provisions except to remove the definitions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and D1.1, structural steel welding code, and references to ASME and D1.1; remove the word "mandated" and insert "recommended" regarding the requirements of section 2; and remove the language requiring a welding inspector to submit an affidavit of the completion of the inspection to the design professional.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - Welding safety requirements, recommended for bridge welding Occupations and Professions - Welding safety requirements, recommended for bridge welding Workforce - Welding safety requirements, recommended for bridge welding

Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:08 PM (EST)