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HB 54 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to building trade professions.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to allow on-the-job training equivalencies of internship and cooperative placement hours to count toward those hours needed to obtain licensure; require that the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction recognize and honor the agreements toward licensure in the professions regulated by the department, including electricians, plumbers, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that dual credit students receiving directly related on-the-job training hours can count toward licensure in regulated professions. The amendment also added a requirement for the department to use existing administrative regulations to determine eligibility and applicability of these training hours, ensuring alignment with current licensure standards.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include dual credit students in addition to general on-the-job training equivalencies.
ELIGIBILITY

Changed eligibility criteria to specify that dual credit students receiving directly related on-the-job training hours are eligible to count toward licensure requirements.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new subsection requiring the department to use current administrative regulations to determine eligibility and ensure alignment with existing licensure requirements and standards.

Reorganized the structure of the equivalency limits for different professions, adding a reference to KRS 227A.060 for electrician licenses.

Floor votes · House Feb 21, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.34)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 88-4 with Floor Amendments (1) and (2)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.