Relating to the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors; to amend Sections 34-36-3, 34-36-4, 34-36-6, 34-36-7, 34-36-8, 34-36-9, 34-36-13, and 34-36-16, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for definitions, to delete references to master electrician; to provide further for the election of board officers; to provide further for the duties of the board, including the subpoena of witnesses, the investigation of complaints, and providing for reciprocity; to provide an individual previously issued a provisional license three years to take the licensure examination, and require the board to waive the examination fee for one sitting; to lessen the time frame for restoring an expired license from five years to two years; to provide further for exemptions; to remove the authority of a county or municipality to require an additional electrical contracting proficiency examination before issuing a local license to work within the county or municipality; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
Summary
Board of Electrical Contractors, electrical worker and provisional license defined and provided further for, election of board officers and duties of board provided, performance of electrical work for counties and municipalities
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 13, 2023
Last action May 25, 2023
Floor votes · House May 24, 2023
How they voted
99–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 102
May 24, 2023
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican75
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (County and Municipal Government)
upper
May 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended
lower
May 24, 2023
Introduced
Read Again a Third Time and Pass as Amended
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mack Butler
RRepublican
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