Senate Bill S1971

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes voluntary licensure of master plumbers by the department of state

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S1971 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7477
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 28-F §§491 - 491-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3106, A4570, A648
2013-2014: S361, A1492
2015-2016: S1551, A981
2017-2018: S1821, A856
2019-2020: A3746
2021-2022: A245
2023-2024: A3871

2009-S1971 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes voluntary licensure of master plumbers by the department of state.

2009-S1971 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1971 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1971

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STACHOWSKI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  establishing
  voluntary licensing of master plumbers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
28-F to read as follows:

                              ARTICLE 28-F
                      LICENSING OF MASTER PLUMBERS

SECTION 491. DEFINITIONS.
        491-A. LICENSE; MASTER PLUMBER.
        491-B. BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
  S 491. DEFINITIONS. AS  USED  IN  THIS  ARTICLE,  UNLESS  THE  CONTEXT
REQUIRES OTHERWISE:
  1.  "BOARD"  MEANS  THE  BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR MASTER PLUMBERS ESTAB-
LISHED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-ONE-B OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2. "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
  3. "SECRETARY" MEANS THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
  S 491-A. LICENSE; MASTER PLUMBER. 1. ANY PERSON WHO IS  A  PLUMBER  IN
THIS STATE MAY APPLY TO THE SECRETARY FOR A LICENSE AS A MASTER PLUMBER.
SUCH  A LICENSE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN THE
PROFESSION OF BEING A MASTER PLUMBER. HOWEVER,  SUCH  LICENSE  SHALL  BE
INDICATIVE  THAT  THE HOLDER THEREOF HAS MET THE STANDARDS FOR TRAINING,
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO BE  A  MASTER  PLUMBER,  AND  ALSO
AUTHORIZE  THE  HOLDER  THEREOF  TO  ENGAGE IN THE PROFESSION OF BEING A
MASTER PLUMBER IN ANY OTHER STATE WHICH GRANTS RECIPROCITY  TO  PLUMBERS
LICENSED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS ARTICLE. FURTHERMORE, EVERY PERSON LICENSED
PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO  PRACTICE  AS  A  MASTER

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00451-02-9
              

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