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S290 • 2025

An Act relative to the apprentice ratio for licensed electricians

An Act relative to the apprentice ratio for licensed electricians

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Sponsor
Bruce E. Tarr
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see S2996
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the apprentice ratio for licensed electricians

An Act relative to the apprentice ratio for licensed electricians By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the apprentice ratio for licensed electricians By Mr.
  • Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 290) of Bruce E.
  • Tarr for legislation to allow for a journeyman electrician to have no more than two apprentices under his or her direct supervision or employ.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 Senate

    Accompanied a study order, see S2996

  2. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Thursday March 5, 2026

  3. 2025-04-25 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 04/29/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-04-23 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/29/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the apprentice ratio for licensed electricians
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 290) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to allow for a journeyman electrician to have no more than two apprentices under his or her direct supervision or employ. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.290

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and any regulation, the board of state examiners of electricians and board of electricians appeals shall promulgate regulations to allow for a journeyman electrician to have no more than two apprentices under his or her direct supervision or employ, provided that one of the apprentices is a student from an accredited Chapter 74 Electricity program.

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