HB424 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jeff SorrellsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Electrical Contractors, Alabama Board of, board membership revised, board authorized to subpoena witnesses and investigate complaints, expiration of licenses, local business licenses texting deleted, Secs. 34-36-3, 34-36-4, 34-36-6, 34-36-7, 34-36-8, 34-36-9, 34-36-13, 34-36-16 am'd.

Summary

HB424 would overhaul Alabama's Electrical Contractors Board rules by adding new definitions for electrical workers, expanding board powers, and changing licensing timelines and local exam rules.

What This Bill Does

The bill defines an 'electrical worker' and a 'provisional license,' and removes references to 'master electrician.' It expands the board's duties, including the ability to subpoena witnesses, investigate complaints, and grant reciprocity with other states; it also allows provisional licensees three years to take the licensure exam with one-time fee waiver. It shortens the restoration window for expired licenses from five years to two years, removes the authority of counties or municipalities to require an extra local electrical proficiency exam, and adds exemptions, continuing education requirements, and renewal processes.

Who It Affects

• Electrical contractors, journeyman electricians, and electrical workers in Alabama, who would gain a provisional license option, new definitions, reciprocity opportunities, and updated renewal/continuing education requirements.
• Counties and municipalities, which would lose the authority to require an additional local proficiency exam for local licenses and would be affected by changes to local licensing rules and exemptions.

Key Provisions

• Creates new definitions for 'electrical worker' and 'provisional license', deletes references to 'master electrician', and expands board powers (subpoenas, investigations, and reciprocity) with a three-year window for provisional licensees to pass the licensure exam and a one-time exam fee waiver.
• Modifies licensing timelines and local rules by shortening license restoration from five to two years, removing local (county/municipal) requirements for extra proficiency exams, establishing exemptions, and detailing continuing education and renewal requirements.

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Subjects

Electrical Contractors, Board of