SB208 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Jones Senator

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Clyde Chambliss

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board, transferred to new chapter, definitions revised, registration of a principal master for one entity at a time, continuing education and emergency certificates authorized, Secs. 34-37A-1 to 34-37A-19, inclusive, added; Secs. 34-37-1 to 34-37-18, inclusive, repealed

Description

Under existing law, the Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board is responsible for licensing and regulating the practice of plumbers, gas fitters, and medical gas pipe fitters throughout the state.

This bill would transfer and substantially update the law relating to the board and its operations.

This bill would reorganize and simplify definitions and remove redundant language to promote more effective application and enforcement.

This bill would require the registration of a principal master for one entity at a time.

This bill would authorize the board to require continuing education for certificate renewal.

This bill would authorize the board to issue emergency certificates during a declared state of emergency.

This bill would also provide for transitional language.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

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Subjects

Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board