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HB 457 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTRICIANS.

Summary
This bill provides for a residential electrician license. A residential electrician license allows for a person to conduct residential electrical work without having to be under the direct onsite supervision of a licensed master electrician, master electrician special, limited electrician, limited electrician special or journeyperson electrician. Electricians with a residential electrician license are permitted to perform electric work performed on or within a residential dwelling or building prior to the dwelling or building being connected to the electric grid, or work to or beyond the breaker panel or fuse box in a residential dwelling or building, or residential low voltage electric work.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jun 2018
Introduced Jun 12, 2018 Signed Jun 30, 2018
Floor votes · House Jun 14, 2018

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 30, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT
upper
Jun 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
upper
Jun 14, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Sunset Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 30 YES 6 NO 4 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 457 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 14, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 457 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 12, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
4 primary · 11 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DB
David B. McBride
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
P
Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
QJ
Quinton Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
Photo of Gerald Hocker
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
Photo of Kevin Hensley
Kevin Hensley
RRepublican
DE
9
Co
Photo of Lyndon Yearick
Lyndon Yearick
RRepublican
DE
34
Co
Photo of Rich Collins
Rich Collins
RRepublican
DE
41
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37