Permits the Electrical and Elevator Board to enter into agreements with municipalities to share responsibility for enforcing the Electrical Safety Law.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Meek
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-02-10 Senate
Recommendation: Do Pass and be referred to Ways and Means.
2025-02-10 Senate
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
2025-02-06 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-02-04 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Labor and Business.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Lets a state agency agree with a local agency how to share duties for enforcing the Electrical Safety Law. Sets higher fines for not obeying the building code. Lets the state agency that governs contractors keep more of the money it collects as fines for breaking the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).
Permits the Electrical and Elevator Board to enter into agreements with municipalities to share responsibility for enforcing the Electrical Safety Law. Permits the Construction Contractors Board to retain a higher percentage of the proceeds of civil penalties the Construction Contractors Board imposes. Raises the amount of a civil penalty that the Department of Consumer and Business Services may impose for a violation of the state building code from $5,000 per violation to $7,500.
Relating to: Relating to the authority of agencies that regulate building safety in this state.
Current location: In Senate Committee