Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 898
Changes qualification process for building officials and inspectors.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Changes qualification process for building officials and inspectors. Requires testing and evaluation of qualifications by independent accrediting entity based on comparison to nationwide or multistate standards. Requires issuance of license to qualified applicant except for specified reasons or other good cause. Authorizes appointment or employment of licensee as building official or inspector without further approval process. Applies to licenses applied for on or after January 1, 2021. Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to identify parts of plumbing specialty code and electrical specialty code appropriate for inspection by specialized building inspectors. Requires adoption of statewide standards for plan review, permits, inspections standards and procedures and certificates of occupancy. Establishes conditions for department adoption of temporary rules. Establishes conditions prohibiting or allowing building official or inspector performance of other professional services in regard to construction or property development. Revises definition of inspector to include service providers not employed by municipality. Allows holder of lapsed authorization as specialized building inspector regarding plumbing specialty code or electrical specialty code to obtain specialized building inspector license upon payment of license fee. Creates exception. Requires filing license application before January 1, 2022.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
2 co-sponsors
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 28 to June 30, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFeb 28 to Jun 30 · stopped122 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 28 to Mar 66 days
JudiciaryMar 6 to Jun 30 · stopped116 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 28 – Jun 30
- Feb 28Introduced
- Mar 6Sent to Judiciary
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 28Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Mar 6Referred to Judiciary, then Ways and Means.Senate
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.Senate