AN ACT relating to electricians. Amend KRS 227A.060 to require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to administer its electrician licensing examination; allow an applicant to sit for the electrician licensing examination if the applicant has four years of experience or two years of experience plus an acceptable training course in electrical work; create a nonrenewable two-year provisional electrician license; require an applicant for a provisional license to have at least six years of verifiable experience since age 16; establish how a provisional license holder may become a licensed electrician; allow a former provisional license holder to apply for regular licensure as an electrician.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Jan 11, 2018
Signed Apr 26, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Apr 26, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 186)
upper
Apr 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Bill passed 21-13
upper
Apr 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Apr 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Apr 14, 2018
Committee
To Rules (S)
upper
Apr 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed 45-44 with Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced
Floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (4) filed to Bill
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Introduced
Floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1) filed to Bill
upper
Mar 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
Posted in committee
upper
Jan 30, 2018
Committee
To Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)
lower
Jan 23, 2018
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
upper
Jan 11, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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