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SB1303 • 2026

electricians; registration; requirements

SB1303 - electricians; registration; requirements

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Frank Carroll
Last action
2026-06-12
Official status
Senate Rules: None
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status shows 'Passed Legislature' but no effective date is provided in the source text, so the start time remains unknown.

SB1303: New Registration Rules for Electricians in Arizona

This law requires people doing electrical work to register as either an electrician or a journeyman electrician, with specific training and supervision rules.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates two registration types called 'Electrician' and 'Journeyman Electrician'.
  • Requires anyone performing electrical work in Arizona to be registered.
  • Sets education requirements for electricians, including 24 hours of continuing education every three years covering safety topics.
  • Allows journeyman electricians to supervise up to three apprentices at one time.
  • Gives the Registrar of Contractors power to set fees and approve education courses.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who install, maintain, or repair electrical systems in Arizona.
  • The Registrar of Contractors (ROC) agency that manages these registrations.
  • Apprentices learning under supervision.
  • Private providers, community colleges, and trade associations offering approved courses.

Terms To Know

Electrician
A person registered to do electrical work who must be directly supervised by a journeyman electrician and cannot supervise apprentices.
Journeyman Electrician
An experienced worker who passed tests, met training requirements, can work alone, and may supervise up to three apprentices.
Apprentice
A person learning the trade by performing electrical work under a journeyman electrician's supervision.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact dollar amount for registration fees is not listed in this text.
  • This law does not say when it will officially start taking effect.
  • Specific details about the written exam questions are not included here.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-12 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  2. 2026-06-12 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1303 - electricians; registration; requirements

Current Bill Text

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SB1303 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
electricians; registration; requirements

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1303

Introduced by

Senator
Carroll

AN
ACT

Amending title 32, chapter 10, Arizona
Revised Statutes, by adding article 6; relating to the registrar of
contractors.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 32, chapter 10, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 6, to read:

ARTICLE 6. REGISTRATION OF
ELECTRICIANS

START_STATUTE
32-1191.

Definitions

In this article, UNLESS the context otherwise
requires:

1. "apprentice" means a
person who is supervised by a journeyman ELECTRICIAN and who performs
ELECTRICAL work.

2. "electrical work" means
any task RELATED to installing, maintaining or repairing electrical systems.

3. "Electrician" means a
person who engages in electrical work.

4. "Journeyman electrician"
means a person who has been registered as a journeyman electrician pursuant to
this article.
END_STATUTE

START_STATUTE
32-1192.

Registrar; duties; rules

The registrar shall:

1. register QUALIFIED persons as
electricians pursuant to section 32-1193 or journeyman ELECTRICIANS pursuant to
section 32-1194.

2. Approve continuing education
courses for ELECTRICIANS that are offered by private providers, community
colleges or trade associations.

3. Adopt rules to IMPLEMENT the
registration and continuing education requirements of this article, FOCUSING on
public safety.
END_STATUTE

START_STATUTE
32-1193.

Electricians; registration required; supervision

A. A person must be registered as an
ELECTRICIAN in order to PERFORM electrical WORK in this state. A
person is qualified to be registered as an ELECTRICIAN if the person does both
of the following:

1. provides Evidence to the registrar
of satisfactory COMPLETION of at least twenty-four hours of continuing
education every three years. The education shall cover public safety
topics, including the national electrical code, electrical safety practices and
applicable state and local electrical codes.

2. Pays of a fee in an amount to be
determined by the registrar.� The registrar may waive fees for military
veterans and those with hardship.

B. A person who is registered as an
ELECTRICIAN must be directly supervised by a registered journeyman electrician
and may not supervise apprentices.
END_STATUTE

START_STATUTE
32-1194.

Journeyman electricians; registration

A. In addition to the REQUIREMENTS of
section 32-1193, A person may register as a journeyman
ELECTRICIAN. a person is qualified to be registered as a journeyman
electrician if the person meets all of the following:

1. is at least eighteen years of age.

2. Submits satisfactory evidence to
the registrar of completion of either:

(
a
) An approved
apprenticeship program that includes at least eight thousand hours of
on-the-job training and at least five hundred seventy-six hours of
related classroom instruction.

(
b
) At least
eight thousand hours of verifiable electrical work experience under the
supervision of a registered journeyman electrician or the equivalent and
completion of at least five hundred seventy-six hours of electrical
trade-related education from an accredited institution.

3. Passes a written examination
approved by the registrar that tests the applicant's knowledge of:

(
a
) The
national electrical code.

(
b
) Electrical
theory and calculations.

(
c
) Electrical
safety practices.

(
d
) Applicable
state and local electrical codes.

4. Pays the application and
examination fees prescribed by the registrar in an amount to be determined by
the registrar.

b. A person who is registered as a
journeyman electrician may perform electrical work without direct supervision
and may supervise not more than three apprentices at any one time.
END_STATUTE