Legislative Session number- 82

Bill Name: SF0819

E Requiring and providing for the licensing of plumbers by the commissioner of
health; requiring the commissioner to adopt rules establishing criteria and
procedures for denial, refusal to renew, suspension and revocation of licenses
and registrations under the authority of the commissioner and granting the
commissioner the authority to deny, refuse to renew, suspend or revoke licenses
and registrations in accordance with the adopted criteria and procedures;
establishing a fee schedule for plumber examinations, bond and apprentice
registrations, licenses, plan reviews and inspections and specifying certain
minimum plumbing installation inspection requirements; defining restricted
plumbing contractor for licensing purposes; making mandatory the option of the
commissioner to by rule prescribe minimum uniform standards for new plumbing
installations; requiring commissioner inspection of new plumbing installations
for compliance with accepted standards of construction for health and safety and
for compliance with applicable codes, exceptions, requiring full implementation
and operation of an inspection plan by a certain date; prohibiting city, town or
state license requirements for persons installing building sewer or water
service completing pipe laying training prescribed by the commissioner;
requiring commissioner licensing of master, journeyman and restricted plumbing
contractors and specifying certain requirements for licensing as a restricted
plumbing contractor; requiring the commissioner to establish criteria and
procedures by rule for inspector certification and examination; specifying
certain reference change instructions to the revisor of statutes(mk, ja)