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Committee advances bill extending design exemption for certain commercial interior alterations
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Summary
Senate Bill 1051, creating an exemption to Board of Technical Registration requirements for some non-registrant designers of commercial-unit interior alterations, received a unanimous due-pass recommendation from the committee.
Senate Bill 1051, which modifies exemptions to Arizona Board of Technical Registration (BTR) requirements, received a due-pass recommendation from the Committee of Regulatory Oversight.
Committee staff explained that current statute requires BTR to adopt and enforce qualification standards for professions such as engineers and architects, and that the law includes exemptions tied to the nature and square footage of projects. SB 1051 would allow a non-registrant who designs additions or alterations to certain buildings to exceed the existing 3,000-square-foot limit for an interior nonstructural alteration of an individual unit of a commercial space so long as the individual unit itself does not exceed 3,000 square feet.
Staff answered committee questions and noted background in existing statute; no public testimony was offered on the measure during the hearing. The committee unanimously approved a motion to return SB 1051 with a due-pass recommendation. Roll call recorded five ayes, zero nays (Representative Contreras — Aye; Representative Hernandez — Aye; Representative Kishol — Aye; Vice Chairman Collinan — Aye; Chairman Chaplet — Aye).
No amendments were recorded in the committee hearing.
The bill will move forward according to legislative scheduling procedures.
