Bill Text: WV HB4679 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Providing notice of the type and cost of electrical outlets specified for that work in the National Electrical Code
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-04 - To House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services [HB4679 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2020-HB4679-Introduced.html
WEST virginia legislature
2020 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 4679
By Delegates Rowe and
Fleischauer
[Introduced February 04, 2020; Referred to the Committee on Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Government Organization]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §21-11-10b; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated 29-3B-2a, all relating to requiring contractors, electrical contractors or general contractors who perform electrical work a total contract cost of $25,000 or more to provide written notice to the property owner of the type and cost of electrical outlets specified for that work in the National Electrical Code of the National Fire Protection Association; and requiring the State Fire Marshall to develop and publish the form of the notice.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
chapter 21. labor.
ARTICLE 11. WEST VIRGINIA CONTRACTOR LICENSING ACT.
§21-11-10b. Electrical outlet notice.
Any contractor, electrical contractor or general contractor performing electrical work with a total contract cost of $25,000 or more, shall provide a written notice to the property owner of the type and cost of electrical outlets specified for that work in the National Electrical Code of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 70). This notice shall be provided regardless of whether the county or municipality has adopted those code standards. The form and contents of the notice shall be prepared and published by the State Fire Marshal.
CHAPTER 29. MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS.
ARTICLE 3B. SUPERVISION OF ELECTRICIANS.
§29-3B-2a. Electrical outlet notice.
Any electrical contractor or person subject to the jurisdiction of this article who performs electrical work with a total contract cost of $25,000 or more, shall provide a written notice to the property owner of the type and cost of electrical outlets specified for that work in the National Electrical Code of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 70). This notice shall be provided regardless of whether the county or municipality has adopted those code standards. The form and contents of the notice shall be prepared and published by the State Fire Marshal.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require contractors, electrical contractors or general contractors who perform electrical work a total contract cost of $25,000 or more to provide written notice to the property owner of the type and cost of electrical outlets specified for that work in the National Electrical Code of the National Fire Protection Association. The bill requires the State Fire Marshall to develop and publish the form of the notice.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
