Plumbing License Law of 1955; definitions and inapplicability; exceptions. Effective date.

Updated the definition of 'Board' to explicitly include the Oklahoma State Committee of Plumbing Examiners as members, and clarified the definition of 'Plumbing contractor' to include various legal entities like LLCs and corporations.

Corrected a numbering error in the definition of 'Plumbing' by merging two separate items (previously labeled 8 and 9) into a single, coherent list of plumbing activities.

Revised the definition of 'Master plumber' to state that the term is repealed and that former master plumbers are now known as 'plumbing contractors'.

Fixed grammatical errors and redundant phrasing (e.g., changing 'or, or' to 'or' and 'whatsoever any kind' to 'any kind') throughout the definitions.

Standardized the document header and page footers to reflect the 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' status.

Updated the title and header to reflect a 'Committee Substitute' rather than a 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute,' indicating the bill has been revised by the House Committee.

Added quotation marks to all key terms (e.g., 'Board', 'Committee', 'Plumbing contractor') to ensure consistent legal interpretation.

Added a new subsection explicitly including heating, cooling, air conditioning, refrigeration, and boiler systems under the definition of 'plumbing,' subjecting these trades to the bill's licensing and regulatory rules.

Expanded the list of regulated activities to include the removal of pipe systems associated with the newly added HVAC and boiler categories.

Updated the title and header from 'Proposed Oversight' to 'Proposed Policy' to reflect the committee's new role in setting rules rather than monitoring them.

Corrected punctuation in definitions by changing standard double quotes to curly quotes for consistency with legal style.

Refined the definition of 'plumbing' to explicitly include the disposal of 'liquid waste' alongside wastewater and sewage.

Adjusted the reference number for the bill's request from 17389 to 17260 and updated the session date.

The bill now amends plumbing laws instead of home inspection laws, changing the regulated industry from home inspectors to plumbers.

New statutory definitions were added for 'Board', 'Committee', 'Apprentice', 'Journeyman plumber', 'Master plumber', 'Plumbing contractor', 'Plumbing', 'Utility contractor', and 'Variance and Appeals Board'.

The law now explicitly exempts minor repairs, farm buildings not connected to public systems, state/school maintenance, and automatic sprinkler systems from certain licensing requirements.

Fine limits and payment deadlines were adjusted for plumbing violations, and a non-adversarial meeting option was introduced for first-time plumbing offenders.

Requirements for issuing violation orders and conducting hearings were updated to align with plumbing industry standards and procedures.

The header was updated to include 'Hardin of the House' as a co-sponsor, indicating the bill has passed both chambers.

Drafting artifacts such as page numbers, reference numbers, and bracketed line indicators were removed to finalize the text.