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DLI tells committee it will phase out specialty Class B electrical installer license and correct fee schedules

House Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee · April 14, 2026
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Summary

The Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) told the House committee it will phase out the Class B installer electrical license (no current licensees affected), make small permit-fee corrections, and update statutory language for municipal delegation of building-code authority.

Nicole Lisonbee, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, testified on April 14 that the DLI provisions in the governor's supplemental budget are largely technical and intended to align statute with current practice.

Lisonbee said Section 1 would phase out the Class B installer license used for center-pivot irrigation electrical work; there are only 19 active Class B licenses statewide and the proposal would not…

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