| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2012 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S7124
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
Actions
2011-S7124 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- County Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง236-a, County L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
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2011-S7124 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7124
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend
the county law, in relation to county master electrician licensing
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Authorizes Suffolk County to consider
the adoption of a county law regarding master electrician licensing.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends Section 236-a of
the County Law relating to county master electrician licensing. The
county of Suffolk is authorized to establish a board of examiners for
master electricians and to empower the board to assume all licensing
duties within the county. Local law enacted pursuant to this section
shall supersede licensing requirements promulgated by a city.
JUSTIFICATION:
As a means of collecting revenue, municipalities in Suffolk County
have begun requiring electricians to be licensed by that municipality
in order to work within the city, town, or villages' jurisdiction.
This is a burden for electricians because they have to register with
several municipalities and obtain licenses for each. This legislation
would empower the Suffolk county Electrical Licensing Board to assume
2011-S7124 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7124
I N S E N A T E
April 30, 2012
___________
Introduced by Sen. ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to county master electrician
licensing
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 236-a of the county law, as
amended by chapter 343 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of the general city law or any other
law to the contrary, the counties of Dutchess, SUFFOLK and Westchester
are each hereby authorized to establish a county board of examiners for
master electricians and to empower such board to assume all licensing
duties within each such county with respect to the licensure of master
electricians. The counties of Dutchess, SUFFOLK and Westchester shall
provide for master electrician's duties and responsibilities in accord-
ance with the local law of each such county.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14292-01-2
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