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HF 1208 House Long Description

HF 1208

SIXTH ENGROSSMENT

Construction code and licensing provisions modified, penalties and enforcement provided, statutes recodified, and money appropriated.

ARTICLE 1: REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION

Section 1: Revisor's instruction language provided.

ARTICLE 2: CONSTRUCTION CODES AND LICENSING

Section 1: State fire code rulemaking authority language modified.

Section 2: Definitions provided.

Section 3: Powers language provided.

Section 4: Deposit of money language provided.

Section 5: Bonds language provided.

Section 6: Commissioner not subject to subpoena language provided.

Section 7: Appointment and first meeting of boards language provided.

ARTICLE 3: ENFORCEMENT

Section 1: Definitions provided.

Section 2: Enforcement language provided.

Section 3: Amount of penalty; contents of administrative and licensing orders language provided.

Section 4: False information language provided.

Section 5: Recovery of litigation costs and expenses language provided.

Section 6: Revisor's instruction language provided.

ARTICLE 4: BUILDING CODE

Section 1: Powers and duties, general language modified.

Section 2: "Code" defined.

Section 3: Person with a disability language modified.

Section 4: Remodeling language modified.

Section 5: State licensed facility language modified.

Section 6: General powers of commissioner of labor and industry language added.

Section 7: Rules language modified.

Section 8: Energy code rules remain in effect language modified.

Section 9: Energy code language modified.

Section 10: State building official language modified.

Section 11: Effective date of rules language provided.

Section 12: Building officials language modified.

Section 13: Surcharge language modified.

Section 14: Referenda on state building code in nonmetropolitan counties language modified.

Section 15: State building code in municipalities under 2,500; local option language modified.

Section 16: Enforcement of requirements for persons with disabilities language modified.

Section 17: Applicability language modified.

Section 18: Passenger of freight elevator language modified.

Section 19: "Elevator inspection" definition provided.

Section 20: "Elevator inspector" definition provided.

Section 21: Elevator inspection and reporting language modified.

Section 22: Elevators, entrances sealed language modified.

Section 23: Removal of seal language modified.

Section 24: Penalties language modified.

Section 25: Fees for licensure and inspection language modified.

Section 26: Rules language modified.

Section 27: Construction codes advisory council language modified.

Section 28: Bond required for certain contractors language modified.

Section 29: Authorized representative language added.

Section 30: Manufactured Home Building Code language added.

Section 31: Commissioner language modified.

Section 32: "Individual" definition provided.

Section 33: Person language modified.

Section 34: Purchaser language modified.

Section 35: Evidence of compliance language modified.

Section 36: Fees language modified.

Section 37: Authorization as agency language modified.

Section 38: Employees language modified.

Section 39: Removal of seals language modified.

Section 40: Monetary penalty language modified.

Section 41: Willful violations language modified.

Section 42: Commissioner language modified.

Section 43: Consumer customer language modified.

Section 44: Dealer or retailer language modified.

Section 45: "Individual" definition provided.

Section 46: "Licensee" definition provided.

Section 47: "Limited dealer or limited retailer" definition provided.

Section 48: "Manufacturing facility" definition provided.

Section 49: "Owner" definition provided.

Section 50: Person language modified.

Section 51: License, bond, and liability insurance required language modified.

Section 52: License prerequisites language modified.

Section 53: Certificate of license language modified.

Section 54: Fees; licenses; when granted language modified.

Section 55: Limited dealer's license language modified.

Section 56: Service language modified.

Section 57: Notice to commissioner language provided.

Section 58: Grounds language modified.

Section 59: Rulemaking authority language added.

Section 60: Incorporating adaptability design elements report language provided.

Section 61: Revisor's instruction provided.

ARTICLE 5: ELECTRICAL

Section 1: Class A master electrician language modified.

Section 2: Class A journeyman electrician language modified.

Section 3: "Elevator constructor" definition provided.

Section 4: "Elevator contractor" definition provided.

Section 5: "Lineman" definition provided.

Section 6: "Maintenance electrician" definition provided.

Section 7: "Master elevator constructor" definition provided.

Section 8: Contractor language modified.

Section 9: Class B master electrician language modified.

Section 10: Class B journeyman electrician language modified.

Section 11: Class A installer language modified.

Section 12: Class B installer language modified.

Section 13: Owner language modified.

Section 14: Electrical work language modified.

Section 15: Direct supervision language modified.

Section 16: Residential dwelling language modified.

Section 17: Power limited technician language modified.

Section 18: Technology circuits or systems language modified.

Section 19: Board of electricity language provided.

Section 20: Licenses language modified.

Section 21: Safety standards language modified.

Section 22: Technology systems language modified.

Section 23: Licenses; bond language provided.

Section 24: Procedure language modified.

Section 25: Duty of electrical utility language modified.

Section 26: Powers of political subdivisions language modified.

Section 27: Exemptions from inspections language modified.

Section 28: Inspection fee schedule language modified.

Section 29: Manufactured electrical parts; exemptions language modified.

Section 30: Citation language provided.

Section 31: Definitions language provided.

Section 32: Revisor's instruction language provided.

Section 33: Repealer provided.

ARTICLE 6: PLUMBING

Section 1: Scope; limitations language provided.

Section 2: Journeyman plumber language modified.

Section 3: Master plumber language modified.

Section 4: Rules; agreements with municipalities; capacity standards; license exemption language modified.

Section 5: Plumbing board language provided.

Section 6: Local regulations language modified.

Section 7: Violations to be reported to commissioner language modified.

Section 8: Licensing, bond and insurance language modified.

Section 9: Plumber's apprentices language modified.

Section 10: Restricted plumber license language provided.

Section 11: Reciprocity with other states language modified.

Section 12: Applications, fees language modified.

Section 13: Purpose language provided.

Section 14: Definitions provided.

Section 15: Revisor's instruction language provided.

Section 16: Repealer provided.

ARTICLE 7: WATER CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS

Section 1: Rulemaking by commissioner language modified.

Section 2: Local regulations language modified.

Section 3: Violations to be reported to commissioner language modified.

Section 4: Licensing in certain cities; qualifications; rules language modified.

Section 5: Alternative state bonding and insurance regulation language modified.

Section 6: Water conditioning installation language modified.

Section 7: Water conditioning servicing language modified.

Section 8: Rules language modified.

Section 9: Single family residential unit language modified.

Section 10: Fees language modified.

Section 11: State license; examination; application; exemption language modified.

Section 12: Definitions provided.

Section 13: Revisor's instructions provided.

ARTICLE 8: RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR AND REMODELER STATUTES

Section 1: Sign contractor; bond language modified.

Section 2: Lessee language modified.

Section 3: Licensee language modified.

Section 4: Owner language modified.

Section 5: Residential roofer language modified.

Section 6: Special skill language modified.

Section 7: Specialty contractor language modified.

Section 8: Licensing requirements language modified.

Section 9: Manufactured home installers language modified.

Section 10: Residential roofers language modified.

Section 11: Fees language modified.

Section 12: Continuing education language modified.

Section 13: Loss of qualifying person language modified.

Section 14: Application and examination language modified.

Section 15: Local license prohibited language modified.

Section 16: Grounds language modified.

Section 17: Penalties language modified.

Section 18: Building permit conditioned on licensure; notice of permit application language modified.

Section 19: Service of process language modified.

Section 20: Bond; insurance language modified.

Section 21: Advertising language modified.

Section 22: Public education language modified.

Section 23: License renewal language modified.

Section 24: Scope language provided.

Section 25: Written contract required language provided.

Section 26: Rehabilitation of criminal offenders language provided.

Section 27: Definitions provided.

Section 28: Contractor recovery fund language provided.

Section 29: Limitation of action for damages based on services or construction to improve real property language modified.

Section 30: Revisor's instructions language provided.

ARTICLE 9: BOILERS; PRESSURE VESSELS; BOATS

Section 1: Boiler inspector; inspections; examinations; licenses language modified.

Section 2: Inspector requirements language modified.

Section 3: Inspection language modified.

Section 4: Inspection and registration language modified.

Section 5: Inspection language modified.

Section 6: Tests language modified.

Section 7: Standards of inspection language modified.

Section 8: Standards of repairs language modified.

Section 9: Special examination language modified.

Section 10: License requirement language modified.

Section 11: Applications for licenses language modified.

Section 12: Examinations; classifications; qualifications language modified.

Section 13: Inspection certificate language modified.

Section 14: Failure to pay fee language modified.

Section 15: Late fee language provided.

Section 16: Exceptions language modified.

Section 17: Report required language modified.

Section 18: Exemption language modified.

Section 19: Notice of insurance coverage language modified.

Section 20: Notice of discontinued coverage language modified.

Section 21: Violations by inspectors language modified.

Section 22: Violations in construction; repair; sale language modified.

Section 23: Inspection violation language modified.

Section 24: Failure to repair language modified.

Section 25: Inspection personnel language provided.

Section 26: Boats; masters language provided.

Section 27: Revisor's instruction language provided.

ARTICLE 10: HIGH PRESSURE PIPING

Section 1: Department to supervise high pressure piping language modified.

Section 2: Board language provided.

Section 3: Contracting high pressure pipefitter language provided.

Section 4: "High pressure steam" definition provided.

Section 5: "Journeyman high pressure pipefitter" definition provided.

Section 6: "Pipefitter apprentice" definition provided.

Section 7: Application, permit, filing, and inspection fees language modified.

Section 8: Licensing and registration language modified.

Section 9: License application and renewal language modified.

Section 10: Board of high pressure piping systems language provided.

Section 11: Revisor's instruction language provided.

ARTICLE 11: APPRENTICESHIP BOARD

Section 1: Purposes language modified.

Section 2: Apprenticeship language modified.

Section 3: Duties and functions language modified.

Section 4: Rules language added.

ARTICLE 12: CONFORMING CHANGES

Section 1: Water, Plumbing, and sewage language added.

Section 2: Construction requirements language added.

Section 3: License, permit, and survey fees language modified.

Section 4: Remedies available language modified.

Section 5: Established language modified.

Section 6: Non-health-related licensing board language modified.

Section 7: Services provided language modified.

Section 8: Officers; staff language provided.

Section 9: Generally language modified.

Section 10: Rules language modified.

Section 11: Shelter construction standards language modified.

Section 12: Building standards language modified.

Section 13: Definitions language modified.

Section 14: Normal residential surroundings for persons with disabilities language modified.

Section 15: State building code language modified.

Section 16: Persons with disabilities; building regulations; definitions language modified.

Section 17: Administration and enforcement language modified.

Section 18: Building requirements; conformity language modified.

Section 19: Access review board language modified.

ARTICLE 13: TRANSFER; APPROPRIATION REDUCTION; REPEALER; EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 1: Transfer language provided.

Section 2: Appropriation reductions language provided.

Section 2: Repealer language provided.

Section 3: Effective date provided.

JAJ 5/22/7