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Committee Advances Bill to Create Separate Residential Plumbing License Classification
Summary
The Government Organization Committee approved reporting Senate Bill 839 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass; the bill would direct the Division of Labor to adopt rules creating a separate residential plumbing classification intended to lower barriers for entry into the trade in rural areas.
The Government Organization Committee voted to report Senate Bill 839 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, while retaining an initial committee reference to Finance. Committee counsel explained the bill and sponsors said the change aims to expand the plumbing workforce, particularly in small towns.
Committee counsel told members the bill would amend two sections in Chapter 21 and direct the Division of Labor, the licensing authority for plumbers, to promulgate legislative rules establishing separate classifications for plumbers who work exclusively in…
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