1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor and industry; extending renewal period for restricted plumber 
1.3 	licenses;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.475, subdivision 4.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.475, subdivision 4, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 4.Renewal; use period for license. (a) A restricted master plumber and 
1.8 	restricted journeyman plumber license must be renewed for as long as that licensee 
1.9 	engages in the plumbing trade. Notwithstanding section 326B.094, failure to renew a 
1.10 	restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman plumber license within ~~12 months~~
1.11 	two years after the expiration date will result in permanent forfeiture of the restricted 
1.12 	master plumber and restricted journeyman plumber license.
1.13 	(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without 
1.14 	the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of restricted master 
1.15 	plumber and restricted journeyman plumber licenses from one year to two years. By 
1.16 	June 30, 2011, all restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman plumber licenses 
1.17 	shall be two-year licenses.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from October 1, 2008.