HB465 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Primary Sponsor: Micky Hammon
Republican
Co-Sponsor: Mac Buttram
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Electrical contractors, person holding municipal or county license or permit required to obtain provisional license from Board of Electrical Contractors, date for license under nationally standardized examination, extended, journeyman electrician, licensure further provided for, Secs. 34-36-7, 34-36-16 am'd.
Summary: The bill extends temporary licensure exemptions for national-exam passers, creates a one-year no-exam path for journeyman licensure, and requires provisional licenses for locally licensed electrical contractors to continue work.
What This Bill Does
It extends the period during which electrical contractors who passed a nationally standardized exam can be licensed without additional testing to August 31, 2012. It also allows any person who passed a nationally standardized journeyman electrician exam by January 1, 2012 to apply for journeyman licensure without further exams for one year after the act becomes effective. Additionally, it requires electrical contractors who hold county or municipal licenses to obtain a provisional license from the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors to keep working locally.

Who It Affects
Electrical contractors who hold a county or municipal license or permit will need to obtain a provisional license from the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors to continue local work.
Individuals who have passed nationally standardized electrical exams by the specified dates (contractor or journeyman) and who meet other qualifications will have temporary exemptions from additional board examinations (contractor licensure through Aug 31, 2012; journeyman licensure for one year from the effective date).

Key Provisions
Amends Sections 34-36-7 and 34-36-16 to implement extended licensure exemptions and provisional licensing requirements.
Extends the exemption period for licensure without further exams for those who passed a nationally standardized contractor exam to August 31, 2012.
Allows licensure as a journeyman electrician without further examination for one year for those who passed a nationally standardized journeyman exam on or before January 1, 2012.
Requires electrical contractors with county or municipal licenses to obtain a provisional license from the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors to continue local work.
Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month after its passage and approval.

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Subjects: Electrical Contractors, Board of