An Act To Permit Persons To Perform Simple Electrical Repairs under Limited Licenses
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0784
Committee Amendment CA_B_H301 (House)
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 591, L.D. 784, Bill, "An Act To Permit 
Persons To Perform Simple Electrical Repairs under Limited Licenses" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation To 
Convene a Working Group To Review the Proposal for an Exception to the 
Electrician Licensing Requirements for Incidental Work' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation to 
convene a working group to review the laws governing electricians to 
consider a limited exception for incidental work. 
Resolved: 
That the 
Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation shall convene a working group 
with the Electricians' Examining Board, established under the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 5, section 12004-A, subsection 13, as well as other interested parties, to review the 
possible benefits and safety risks in creating a limited exception to the electrician 
licensing requirements under Title 32, chapter 17 for incidental work performed by 
persons whose occupations involve miscellaneous jobs of manual labor; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Reporting date established. Resolved: That, no later than January 15, 
2012, the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation shall submit a report of 
the findings and recommendations of the working group under section 1 to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development. That 
committee is authorized to introduce a bill based on the report to the Second Regular 
Session of the 125th Legislature.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve and is a minority report of the 
committee. 
The amendment directs the Commissioner of Professional and Financial 
Regulation to convene a working group with the Electricians' Examining Board, as well 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "J3" to H.P. 591, L.D. 784 
as other interested parties, to review the possible benefits and safety risks in creating a 
limited exception to the electrician licensing requirements for incidental work performed 
by persons whose occupations involve miscellaneous jobs of manual labor. 
The 
amendment requires the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation to 
submit a report no later than January 15,2012 following the review by the working group 
to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic 
Development. 
It authorizes the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, 
Research and Economic Development to introduce a bill based on the report to the 
FTSCAL ~OTE REQURED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/04111 
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LD784 
LR 802(03) 
An Act To Permit Persons To Perform Simple Electrical Repairs under Limited Licenses 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment .j). 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Electricians' Examining Board within the Office of Licensing and Registration, Department of 
Professional and Financial Regulation to convene the required working group to conduct the required review and to 
submit the required report can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR0802(03) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I