Occupations: interior design; application for building permit; allow certain interior designers to submit. Amends sec. 10 of 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1510). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5142'25

HB 5144 amends Michigan's building permit process to allow qualified interior designers to submit applications for residential construction projects. Specifically, it adds interior designers (licensed under Michigan's occupational code) to the list of professionals permitted to file building permit applications, alongside architects and engineers. The bill requires these interior designers to include their license number and expiration date on all residential permit applications. This change directly affects interior designers working on residential buildings, streamlining their ability to initiate construction projects without requiring an architect or engineer's involvement. The amendment updates Section 10 of the 1972 Construction Code Act to reflect this expanded eligibility.