Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-048-2023    Draft No. 1
Type: Council Bill Status: Enacted
Meeting Body County Council
Meeting Date 9/6/2023
Introduced Date 7/18/2023 Public Hearing Date 09/06/2023 @ 11:00 AM
Effective date: 11/12/2023    
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING MASTER ELECTRICIAN, JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN, APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR for the purpose of removing Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Apprentice Electrician and Electrical Contractor from Subtitle 2, Division 14B to be in compliance with the Maryland Electricians Act revisions.
Proposers/Sponsors: County Executive, Mel Franklin, Calvin S. Hawkins, Ingrid S. Watson
Code sections: 02-253.50 - , 02-253.51 - , 02-253.53 - , 02-253.54 - , 02-253.55 - , 02-253.56 - , 02-253.57 - , 02-253.58 - , 02-253.59 - , 02-253.60 - , 02-253.61 - , 02-253.62 -
Attachments: 1. CB-048-2023 - signed, 2. CB-048-2023 Summary, 3. CB-048-2023 Report, 4. CB-048-2023 PAFI, 5. CB-048-2023 Transmittal, 6. CB-048-2023 OOL Comment
Contact: Lori S. Parris, Senior Advisor, Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING MASTER ELECTRICIAN, JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN, APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR for the purpose of removing Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Apprentice Electrician and Electrical Contractor from Subtitle 2, Division 14B to be in compliance with the Maryland Electricians Act revisions.

 

Background

The removal of Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Apprentice Electrician and Electrical Contractor from Subtitle 2, Division 14B ensures that the County Code is in compliance with the Maryland Electricians Act - Revisions, Senate Bill 762, which became law on May 30, 2021, and went into effect on July 1, 2021.  Senate Bill 763 removed the County’s authority to issue licenses to Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Apprentice Electrician and Electrical Contractor.  As a result of the 2021 law, the State of Maryland issues these licenses.