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House votes to remove six-hour continuing-education requirement for general contractors
Summary
House Bill 193, which eliminates the specific six-hour continuing-education requirement for general contractors and shifts emphasis to meaningful, profession-driven training, passed 72–1 after debate about quality and standards.
Representative Gibson presented HB193 to repeal the six-hour continuing-education requirement for general contractors, arguing that the current continuing-education offerings were too often sales pitches and not substantive training. He said the goal was not to eliminate education but to ensure it is meaningful.
Opponents, including Representative Cunningham and others, argued the change reduces standards and could create safety and quality problems. Representative Cunningham recounted a constituent example of poor workmanship to underline concerns about lowering standards.
Representative Gibson responded that code inspections remain in place to catch construction defects and that the state should not impose burdensome regulatory requirements that are not effective. After a motion for previous question cut off further debate, the House voted and HB193 passed 72–1 and was transmitted to the Senate.
