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Plumbing board allows Eric Anderson to sit for P2 exam, asks him to seek P1 review later

Plumbing Piping Work Examining Board · April 24, 2026

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Summary

The Plumbing Piping Work Examining Board on April 23 voted to let Eric Anderson take the P2 exam and directed him to return later for a P1 equivalency review; board members cited precedent and statutory limits on accelerated upgrades.

Eric Anderson asked the Plumbing Piping Work Examining Board on April 23 to consider granting him a P1 contractor license by equivalency based on his experience and his current S1 contractor status.

"My name is Eric Anderson, and I am here requesting consideration for a P1 contractor's license through equivalency based on my experience in the field," Anderson said, describing more than two decades in the trade and his four years holding an S1 contractor license.

Board members discussed the licensing pathway and precedent. Several members, including board members Pete and Vinny, recommended that Anderson first take and obtain the P2 license before seeking P1 approval. Vinny said the board's practice and the separate technical content of the P1 and P2 exams argued for a stepwise approach: "...the offer to go get the P2 and come back in a year and talk about equivalency," he said.

Melissa Sheffey moved that Anderson be permitted to sit for the P2 exam and then return to the board with documentation — including, if applicable, an explanation of hardship or evidence for an equivalency review — when he is ready to seek P1 consideration. The motion was seconded and the board voted in favor; one member announced an abstention.

Board counsel and staff referenced prior application-review practice allowing equivalency reviews in limited circumstances for applicants with comparable contractor experience, noting such reviews are weighed by the board against statutory requirements. John Messner reminded members that past memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and the application-review working group had allowed equivalent-experience evaluations for some incoming contractors, but that statutory constraints require the board to document and justify exceptions.

The board’s action was procedural: Anderson is approved to sit for the P2 exam; the board did not grant a P1 license at the meeting. The board directed Anderson to return when he has the supporting documentation for any accelerated P1 review or to follow the usual timetable for seeking equivalency.