March 10, 2017
Of the three bills mentioned in Currents (see link above), SB 5211 is dead, but HB 1952 passed the House unanimously, and HB 1855 passed on an almost straight party line vote. Both House bills are being pushed by the IBEW – and both have serious implications for electrical contractors. HB 1952 would let each city with an electrical program – 27 of them – decide to enforce state law on electrical trainees, and all other electrical licensing and certification laws.
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