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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
616
BY
BUSINESS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
ARCHITECTS;
AMENDING
SECTION
54
-
306,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
ESTABLISH
2
AN
EXEMPTION
TO
ALLOW
THE
FILING
OF
CERTAIN
TECHNICAL
SUBMISSIONS;
AND
3
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
That
Section
54
-
306,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
54
-
306.
EXEMPTIONS.
Nothing
contained
in
this
chapter
shall
be
held
or
8
construed
to
have
any
application
to,
or
to
prevent
or
affect,
the
following:
9
(1)
The
practice
of
engineering
or
any
other
profession
or
trade
for
10
which
a
license
is
required
under
any
law
of
this
state,
or
the
practice
1
1
of
consultants,
officers
and
employees
of
the
United
States
while
engaged
12
solely
in
the
practice
of
architecture
for
said
government.
13
(2)
Draftsmen,
students,
clerks
of
work,
project
representatives
and
14
others
working
under
the
supervision
of
those
lawfully
practicing
as
archi
-
15
tects
under
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
from
acting
under
the
instruc
-
16
tion,
control
or
supervision
of
their
supervisors,
or
to
prevent
the
employ
-
17
ment
of
clerks
of
work
or
inspectors
of
buildings
paid
by
the
owners
from
act
-
18
ing,
if
under
the
control
or
direction
of
a
licensed
architect
who
has
pre
-
19
pared
the
drawings
and
specifications
for
the
building.
20
(3)
The
rendering
of
any
architectural
service
required
in
the
erec
-
21
tion,
enlargement,
alteration
or
repair
of
any
building,
where
the
building
22
is
to
be
or
is
used
as
a
single
or
multiple
family
residence
not
exceeding
23
three
(3)
units
or
three
(3)
stories
in
height;
or
as
a
farm
building;
or
for
24
the
purpose
of
outbuildings
or
auxiliary
buildings
in
connection
with
the
25
residential
or
farm
premises.
26
(4)
The
rendering
of
any
architectural
service
required
in
the
erec
-
27
tion,
enlargement,
alteration
or
repair
of
any
building
that
does
not
in
-
28
volve
the
public
health
or
safety.
29
(5)
The
preparation
of
shop
drawings
by
persons
other
than
architects
30
for
use
in
connection
with
the
execution
of
their
work;
or
the
preparation
of
31
drawings
of
fixtures
or
other
appliances
or
equipment,
or
for
any
work
neces
-
32
sary
to
provide
for
their
installation.
33
(6)
Expert
consultation
rendered
to
an
architect
by
a
consultant,
34
whether
licensed
or
not,
employed
by
the
architect
to
consult,
advise
and
35
assist
as
long
as
the
architect
approves,
adopts
and
is
responsible
for
the
36
results
of
the
consultation,
advice
and
assistance.
37
(7)
An
intern
working
under
the
supervision
of
a
licensed
architect,
38
including
the
use
of
the
title
"architectural
intern,"
as
may
be
established
39
and
limited
by
board
rule.
40
(8)
A
certified
interior
designer
signing
and
sealing
a
technical
sub
-
41
mission
covering
the
scope
of
certified
interior
design.
Certified
interior
42
2
designers
shall
have
the
authority
to
submit
such
a
technical
submission
to
1
a
state
or
local
governmental
entity
for
the
purpose
of
obtaining
any
requi
-
2
site
permit
for
an
interior
alteration
or
construction
project.
A
local
gov
-
3
ernment
shall
process
such
filings
in
the
same
manner
as
it
would
if
such
fil
-
4
ings
were
submitted
by
an
architect.
5
(a)
Certified
interior
designers
shall
not
be
engaged
in
the
construc
-
6
tion
of:
7
(i)
Services
that
constitute
the
practice
of
professional
en
-
8
gineering
or
architecture,
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
9
chapter;
10
(ii)
Modifications
or
additions
to
a
building
envelope,
includ
-
1
1
ing
exterior
walls,
exterior
wall
claddings,
exterior
wall
open
-
12
ings,
exterior
windows
and
doors,
balconies
and
similar
projec
-
13
tions,
roof
assemblies
and
rooftop
structures,
and
glass
and
glaz
-
14
ing
for
exterior
use
in
both
vertical
and
sloped
applications
in
15
buildings
and
structures;
16
(iii)
Changes
of
building
use
to
occupancies
not
already
allowed
17
by
the
current
building
or
structure
or
changes
of
building
use
to
18
occupancies
of
a
greater
hazard;
19
(iv)
Modifications
or
additions
to
the
construction
classifi
-
20
cation
of
a
building
or
structure
according
to
the
international
21
building
code;
22
(v)
Modifications
or
additions
to
the
structural
system
of
23
a
building,
including
changing
the
building's
dead
load
on
the
24
structural
system;
25
(vi)
Material
changes
to
the
mechanical,
plumbing,
heating,
air
26
conditioning,
ventilation,
electrical,
low
voltage,
elevators
27
and
conveying,
fire
protection,
or
fire
alarm
systems;
28
(vii)
Design
of
or
modifications
to
an
exit
stair
or
exit
dis
-
29
charge
portion
of
a
means
of
egress
system;
or
30
(viii)
Construction
that
materially
affects
life
safety
systems
31
pertaining
to
fire
safety
of
structural
elements
or
the
fire
pro
-
32
tection
of
structural
elements,
smoke
evacuation
and
compartmen
-
33
talization
systems,
or
fire
-
rated
vertical
shafts
in
multi
-
story
34
structures.
35
(b)
A
certified
interior
designer
shall,
as
a
condition
of
filing
tech
-
36
nical
submissions
for
the
purpose
of
obtaining
approval
for
a
building
37
permit,
provide
to
the
responsible
building
official
of
the
jurisdic
-
38
tion
proof
of
the
interior
designer's
professional
liability
insurance
39
coverage
that
is
in
force.
40
(c)
As
used
in
this
subsection,
"certified
interior
designer"
means
a
41
person
who:
42
(i)
Holds
an
active
certified
interior
designer
certification
43
from
the
board.
Such
certification
shall
require
that
the
inte
-
44
rior
designer:
45
1.
Has
met
the
education
and
experience
requirements
of,
and
46
has
subsequently
passed,
the
qualification
examination
pro
-
47
mulgated
by
the
council
for
interior
design
qualification
or
48
its
successor
organization;
and
49
3
2.
Maintains
active
certification
with
the
council
for
in
-
1
terior
design
qualification
or
its
successor
organization;
2
and
3
(ii)
Engages
in:
4
1.
Consultation,
study,
design
analysis,
drawing,
space
5
planning,
and
specification
for
nonstructural
or
nonseismic
6
interior
construction
and
alteration
projects
in
compliance
7
with
applicable
building
design
and
construction
acces
-
8
sibility,
fire,
life
safety,
and
energy
codes,
standards,
9
regulations,
and
guidelines;
10
2.
Preparing
and
submitting
technical
submissions
for
1
1
the
purpose
of
obtaining
approval
for
a
building
permit
as
12
provided
by
law
for
nonstructural
or
nonseismic
interior
13
construction,
materials,
finishes,
space
planning,
fur
-
14
nishings,
fixtures,
equipment,
lighting,
and
reflected
15
ceiling
plans;
16
3.
Designing
for
fabrication
nonstructural
elements
within
17
and
surrounding
interior
spaces
of
buildings;
18
4.
Administration
of
design
construction
and
contract
docu
-
19
ments,
as
the
clients'
agent,
relating
to
the
functions
de
-
20
scribed
in
this
subparagraph,
and
collaboration
with
spe
-
21
cialty
consultants
and
licensed
practitioners
in
other
ar
-
22
eas
of
technical
expertise;
or
23
5.
Creation
or
alteration
of
paths
of
egress.
24
(d)
As
used
in
this
subsection,
"nonstructural
or
nonseismic"
means
in
-
25
terior
elements
or
components
that
are
not
load
-
bearing,
do
not
assist
26
in
the
seismic
design,
and
do
not
require
structural
computations
for
27
a
building.
Common
nonstructural
or
nonseismic
elements
or
components
28
include
ceiling
and
partition
systems
that
employ
normal
and
typical
29
bracing
conventions
and
are
not
part
of
the
structural
integrity
of
the
30
building.
31
(e)
The
board
is
authorized
to
promulgate
rules,
subject
to
legislative
32
approval,
regarding
the
interior
design
certification
provided
for
33
pursuant
to
this
subsection.
34
(f)
The
interior
design
certification
provided
for
pursuant
to
this
35
subsection
shall
not
be
required
for
interior
designers
who
do
not
36
engage
in
the
practice
of
signing,
sealing,
and
submitting
technical
37
submissions
as
described
in
this
subsection.
38
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
39
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
40
July
1,
2026.
41