Delaware House Bill 377 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 15 2010 - Stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill addresses an inequity in licensing procedures for out of state contractors in the plumbing and heating, ventilation, air conditioning and air refrigeration (“HVACR”) fields. Currently a licensed contractor from any state can obtain a Delaware plumbing or HVACR license by simply paying a fee and proving that the contractor is licensed elsewhere. Some states do not offer the same reciprocity, and instead require Delaware contractors take a written test, pay a fee, and satisfy all licensing criteria for that state. This bill eliminates the existing disparity between Delaware and out of state reciprocity requirements. If an out of state contractor’s home state has provisions similar to Delaware’s, the contractor may obtain a Delaware license through the reciprocity provisions. If the other state does not offer reciprocity, that state’s resident plumbing and HVACR contractors must go through the full process of becoming licensed in Delaware.

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Licensure For Plumbing Contractors And Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, And Refrigeration Contractors

Rep Bennett	Rep Briggs	Rep Viola	Sen Katz
Rep Ramone	Rep Q. Johnson	Rep Hocker	Rep Wilson
Rep Kovach	Rep Hudson	Rep B. Short	Rep D. Short
Rep Barbieri	Rep Walls	Rep Miro	Rep Lavelle
Rep Jaques	Rep King

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-15		Stricken
2010-05-12		Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE/COMMERCE) in House with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2010-04-22		Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/78748e3c4f6936b8852576f10073e739?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+377/$file/legis.html?open