KY HB257 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 21 2013 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-03-26 - passed 50-32
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]
Status: Engrossed on February 21 2013 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-03-26 - passed 50-32
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 227A to specify contents of an electrical permit and stipulate that applying for a permit implies consent to an electrical inspection; require the Department of Housing Buildings and Construction to appoint and assign electrical inspectors to each county; permit the department to allow local governments to administer inspection program; require certain work conducted by an electrical utility on customer's property to be performed by an electrician or master electrician, repeal sections of KRS Chapter 227 and reenact as new sections of KRS Chapter 227A with specified changes; reenact and amend KRS 227.460 to provide for electrical inspections by the department if a city fails to establish an authorized program; reenact and amend KRS 227.480 to allow permit applications to be submitted the following day in emergency situations; exempt homeowners doing work on their own home; require the department to promulgate regulations describing circumstances where inspections are required; reenact and amend KRS 227.487 to allow local programs with a fee schedule established as of January 1, 2013, to continue and to specify requirements for electrical work requiring a permit; reenact and amend KRS 227.489 to conform; reenact and amend KRS 227.491 to specify recordkeeping requirements by inspectors; reenact and amend KRS 227.492 to conform; reenact and amend KRS 227.495 to give inspectors the authority to pull an electrical service under certain conditions; specify scheduling requirements for inspection; provide permit holder appeal rights; reenact and amend KRS 227.530 to assign the Electrical Advisory Committee to the Electrical Division and appoint the commissioner to the committee; amend KRS 227A.010 to define "alteration," "commissioner," "division," "electrical inspector," "electrical system," and "repair"; amend KRS 227A.030 to conform; amend KRS 227A.050 to appropriate funds in the trust and agency account for the administration and enforcement responsibilities of the division; amend KRS 227A.130 to allow local governments to fix penalties for violations and to establish fines for violation of the chapter; amend KRS 198B.060 to allow local governments to petition for authority to approve electrical permits if the provisions of KRS Chapter 227A are met; amend KRS 211.350 and 227.205 to conform; repeal KRS 132.815, 227.450, and 227.500.
Title
AN ACT relating to electrical inspections.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-26 | House | passed 50-32 |
| 2013-03-26 | House | House concurred in Senate floor amendment (1) |
| 2013-03-26 | House | posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (1) |
| 2013-03-26 | House | to Rules (H) |
| 2013-03-26 | House | received in House |
| 2013-03-07 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed 21-14 with floor amendment (1) |
| 2013-03-07 | Senate | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2013 |
| 2013-03-06 | Senate | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2013-03-05 | Senate | floor amendment (1) filed |
| 2013-03-05 | Senate | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| 2013-02-26 | Senate | to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) |
| 2013-02-21 | Senate | received in Senate |
| 2013-02-20 | House | 3rd reading, passed 85-14 with floor amendment (1) |
| 2013-02-19 | House | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 20, 2013 |
| 2013-02-14 | House | floor amendment (1) filed |
| 2013-02-14 | House | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2013-02-13 | House | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| 2013-02-08 | House | posted in committee |
| 2013-02-07 | House | to Licensing & Occupations (H) |
| 2013-02-06 | House | introduced in House |
