H 214 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding electrical contractor supervision and to define a term.

This bill revises Idaho's electrical contractor licensing rules to clarify supervision requirements and define key terms. It requires electrical contractors to have licensed residential, journeyman, or master electricians on-site during work hours to supervise installations, and mandates contractors to provide the state with a list of employed journeyman electricians upon request. The bill sets specific supervision ratios: one licensed electrician may oversee up to six apprentices in residential work, or two apprentices in non-residential settings, with exceptions for apprentices nearing completion. It also preempts local governments from imposing stricter electrical licensing rules than the state law.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

3332
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 66
Mar 5, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican57
33 Yea 23 Nay 1
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 36-33-1AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, WisniewskiNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Boyle, Cheatum, Church(Caldwell), Clow, Egbert, E
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Business
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.