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Bill would let state and local agencies share enforcement resources, raise penalties for building-code violations
Summary
Senate Bill 87 would let the Electrical and Elevator Board enter into agreements with municipalities to share enforcement responsibilities for electrical licensing and safety and would increase maximum penalties and the Construction Contractors Board's share of penalty revenue to fund field enforcement.
The Senate Committee on Labor and Business took public testimony Feb. 4 on Senate Bill 87, sponsored by Senator Mark Meek, which would allow the Electrical and Elevator Board to enter agreements with municipalities to establish local electrical licensing enforcement programs and would adjust penalty and revenue shares tied to building-code enforcement.
Senator Mark Meek, sponsor of SB 87, told the committee the bill has three parts: permit intergovernmental agreements for electrical license enforcement, increase the maximum civil penalty for building-code violations (he and proponents said the statutory maximum would be raised from $5,000 to $7,500), and increase the share of penalty monies collected to the Construction Contractors Board from 20% to 50% to support field inspections.
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