Committee approves bill to expand local electrical inspector qualifications, adds mandatory training
Lawmakers voted to let cities and counties hire journeyman electricians or certified fire-service inspectors as local electrical inspectors, contingent on a state-mandated two-day training course; the measure passed unanimously as amended.
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Representative R.J. Hawk presented Senate Bill 445 and an amendment that narrows and clarifies who may serve as a municipal or county electrical inspector. Hawk said the change was driven by workforce shortages: master electricians often command private-sector wages that municipalities cannot match, leaving some cities without dedicated electrical inspectors.
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