CHAPTER 243
HB 1327 - FINAL VERSION
6Mar2018... 0853h
05/02/2018 1780s
2018 SESSION
18-2633
10/06
HOUSE BILL 1327
AN ACT relative to apprentice electricians.
SPONSORS: Rep. Beaudoin, Straf. 9
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes the number of apprentice electricians that may work for a journeyman or master electrician.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Mar2018... 0853h
05/02/2018 1780s 18-2633
10/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to apprentice electricians.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
243:1 Electricians; Apprentice Electricians. Amend RSA 319-C:2, IV and V to read as follows:
IV. "Journeyman electrician'' means a person doing work of installing electrical wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures and other electrical equipment. A journeyman electrician shall be employed by a master electrician, except as provided in RSA 319-C:10. [Each journeyman electrician may have one apprentice electrician working with him and under his personal supervision.] Each journeyman electrician shall work under the direction and supervision of a master electrician.
V. "Master electrician'' means a person either employed by another master electrician or who, as a business, hires or employs another to do electrical work, or, without hiring another, makes electrical installations as a principal or auxiliary business for his or her own account. [Each master electrician may have no more than 2 apprentice electricians working with him or her under his or her personal supervision, provided this authorization shall not apply to more than 6 master electricians for each work location.]
243:2 New Section; Supervision of Apprentice Electricians. Amend RSA 319-C by inserting after section 2 the following new section:
319-C:2-a Supervision of Apprentice Electricians.
I. A journeyman electrician may have 2 apprentice electricians under his or her direct supervision beginning on the first anniversary of the journeyman electrician's initial date of licensure.
II. Each journeyman electrician on a work site may have 2 apprentice electricians working under his or her direct supervision, to a maximum of 3 journeyman electricians per work site. Each additional journeyman electrician may have one apprentice electrician under his or her direct supervision.
III. Each master electrician on a work site may have 2 apprentice electricians working under his or her direct supervision, to a maximum of 6 master electricians per work site. Each additional master electrician may have one apprentice electrician under his or her direct supervision.
IV. The maximum number of licensed electricians with 2 apprentice electricians working under their direct supervision on a work site shall not exceed 6.
243:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 12, 2018
Effective Date: June 12, 2018
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 25, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 27, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 6, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 18, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 2, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 12, 2018: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/12/2018; Chapter 243; Eff. 6/12/2018
May 23, 2018: Enrolled 05/23/2018
May 23, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
May 10, 2018: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1780s (Rep. McGuire): MA VV 05/10/2018
May 2, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1780s, RC 13Y-11N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
May 2, 2018: Sen. Kahn Moved Laid on Table, MF, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
May 2, 2018: Committee Amendment # 2018-1780s, RC 13Y-11N, AA; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
May 2, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1780s, 05/02/2018; SC 19
April 18, 2018: Hearing: 04/18/2018, Room 101, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 17
March 8, 2018: Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 7
March 6, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0853h: MA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 34
March 6, 2018: Amendment # 2018-0853h: AA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 34
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0853h (Vote 17-1; CC)
March 6, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0853h for 03/06/2018 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 9 P. 19
Feb. 27, 2018: Executive Session: 02/27/2018 LOB 306
Feb. 23, 2018: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/23/2018 09:30 AM LOB 306
Feb. 16, 2018: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/16/2018 01:00 PM LOB 306
Feb. 20, 2018: ==RESCHEDULED== Subcommittee Work Session: 02/20/2018 09:30 AM LOB 306
Feb. 16, 2018: ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 02/16/2018 01:00 PM LOB 306
Feb. 20, 2018: ==RESCHEDULED== Subcommittee Work Session: 02/20/2018 09:30 AM LOB 306
Feb. 9, 2018: ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 02/09/2018 01:00 PM LOB 306
Jan. 25, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/25/2018 11:30 AM LOB 306
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 1 P. 7