AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PLUMBERS, IRRIGATORS, AND WATER SYSTEM INSTALLERS
Summary
Grants hourly credit of 288 hours against 576 hours if graduate of accredited trade school/raises to 4 years of work under master plumber and requires 8,000 hours of on-the-job training plus 5 years of registration with DLT.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2026
Last action Mar 30, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
03/30/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
03/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Labor
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deb Fellela
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith
DDemocratic
P
Sam Azzinaro
DDemocratic
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