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H.B. 27

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GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR AMENDMENTS

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan

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Senate Sponsor: Karen Mayne

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      Committee Note:
             9          The Business and Labor Interim Committee recommended this bill.
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill modifies a provision relating to general building contractors.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    excludes work related to the operating integrity of an elevator from the work that a
             15      general building contractor may perform.
             16      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          None
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      AMENDS:
             22          58-55-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 14 and 413
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             24      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             25          Section 1. Section 58-55-102 is amended to read:
             26           58-55-102. Definitions.
             27          In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102 , as used in this chapter:


             28          (1) (a) "Alarm business or company" means a person engaged in the sale, installation,
             29      maintenance, alteration, repair, replacement, servicing, or monitoring of an alarm system,
             30      except as provided in Subsection (1)(b).
             31          (b) "Alarm business or company" does not include:
             32          (i) a person engaged in the manufacture and sale of alarm systems when that person is
             33      not engaged in the installation, maintenance, alteration, repair, replacement, servicing, or
             34      monitoring of alarm systems, and the manufacture or sale occurs only at a place of business
             35      established by the person engaged in the manufacture or sale and does not involve site visits at
             36      the place or intended place of installation of an alarm system; or
             37          (ii) an owner of an alarm system, or an employee of the owner of an alarm system who
             38      is engaged in installation, maintenance, alteration, repair, replacement, servicing, or monitoring
             39      of the alarm system owned by that owner.
             40          (2) "Alarm company agent" means any individual employed within this state by a
             41      person engaged in the alarm business.
             42          (3) "Alarm system" means equipment and devices assembled for the purpose of:
             43          (a) detecting and signaling unauthorized intrusion or entry into or onto certain
             44      premises; or
             45          (b) signaling a robbery or attempted robbery on protected premises.
             46          (4) "Apprentice electrician" means a person licensed under this chapter as an
             47      apprentice electrician who is learning the electrical trade under the immediate supervision of a
             48      master electrician, residential master electrician, a journeyman electrician, or a residential
             49      journeyman electrician.
             50          (5) "Apprentice plumber" means a person licensed under this chapter as an apprentice
             51      plumber who is learning the plumbing trade under the immediate supervision of a master
             52      plumber, residential master plumber, journeyman plumber, or a residential journeyman
             53      plumber.
             54          (6) "Approved continuing education" means instruction provided through courses
             55      under a program established under Subsection 58-55-302.5 (2).
             56          (7) "Board" means the Electrician Licensing Board, Alarm System Security and
             57      Licensing Board, or Plumbers Licensing Board created in Section 58-55-201 .
             58          (8) "Combustion system" means an assembly consisting of:


             59          (a) piping and components with a means for conveying, either continuously or
             60      intermittently, natural gas from the outlet of the natural gas provider's meter to the burner of the
             61      appliance;
             62          (b) the electric control and combustion air supply and venting systems, including air
             63      ducts; and
             64          (c) components intended to achieve control of quantity, flow, and pressure.
             65          (9) "Commission" means the Construction Services Commission created under Section
             66      58-55-103 .
             67          (10) "Construction trade" means any trade or occupation involving:
             68          (a) (i) construction, alteration, remodeling, repairing, wrecking or demolition, addition
             69      to, or improvement of any building, highway, road, railroad, dam, bridge, structure, excavation
             70      or other project, development, or improvement to other than personal property; and
             71          (ii) constructing, remodeling, or repairing a manufactured home or mobile home as
             72      defined in Section 15A-1-302 ; or
             73          (b) installation or repair of a residential or commercial natural gas appliance or
             74      combustion system.
             75          (11) "Construction trades instructor" means a person licensed under this chapter to
             76      teach one or more construction trades in both a classroom and project environment, where a
             77      project is intended for sale to or use by the public and is completed under the direction of the
             78      instructor, who has no economic interest in the project.
             79          (12) (a) "Contractor" means any person who for compensation other than wages as an
             80      employee undertakes any work in the construction, plumbing, or electrical trade for which
             81      licensure is required under this chapter and includes:
             82          (i) a person who builds any structure on the person's own property for the purpose of
             83      sale or who builds any structure intended for public use on the person's own property;
             84          (ii) any person who represents that the person is a contractor by advertising or any
             85      other means;
             86          (iii) any person engaged as a maintenance person, other than an employee, who
             87      regularly engages in activities set forth under the definition of "construction trade";
             88          (iv) any person engaged in any construction trade for which licensure is required under
             89      this chapter; or


             90          (v) a construction manager who performs management and counseling services on a
             91      construction project for a fee.
             92          (b) "Contractor" does not include an alarm company or alarm company agent.
             93          (13) (a) "Electrical trade" means the performance of any electrical work involved in the
             94      installation, construction, alteration, change, repair, removal, or maintenance of facilities,
             95      buildings, or appendages or appurtenances.
             96          (b) "Electrical trade" does not include:
             97          (i) transporting or handling electrical materials;
             98          (ii) preparing clearance for raceways for wiring; or
             99          (iii) work commonly done by unskilled labor on any installations under the exclusive
             100      control of electrical utilities.
             101          (c) For purposes of Subsection (13)(b):
             102          (i) no more than one unlicensed person may be so employed unless more than five
             103      licensed electricians are employed by the shop; and
             104          (ii) a shop may not employ unlicensed persons in excess of the five-to-one ratio
             105      permitted by this Subsection (13)(c).
             106          (14) "Elevator" has the same meaning as defined in Section 34A-7-202 , except that for
             107      purposes of this chapter it does not mean a stair chair, a vertical platform lift, or an incline
             108      platform lift.
             109          (15) "Elevator contractor" means a sole proprietor, firm, or corporation licensed under
             110      this chapter that is engaged in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering,
             111      servicing, repairing, or maintaining an elevator.
             112          (16) "Elevator mechanic" means an individual who is licensed under this chapter as an
             113      elevator mechanic and who is engaged in erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing,
             114      repairing, or maintaining an elevator under the immediate supervision of an elevator contractor.
             115          (17) "Employee" means an individual as defined by the division by rule giving
             116      consideration to the definition adopted by the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of
             117      Workforce Services.
             118          (18) "Engage in a construction trade" means to:
             119          (a) engage in, represent oneself to be engaged in, or advertise oneself as being engaged
             120      in a construction trade; or


             121          (b) use the name "contractor" or "builder" or in any other way lead a reasonable person
             122      to believe one is or will act as a contractor.
             123          (19) (a) "Financial responsibility" means a demonstration of a current and expected
             124      future condition of financial solvency evidencing a reasonable expectation to the division and
             125      the board that an applicant or licensee can successfully engage in business as a contractor
             126      without jeopardy to the public health, safety, and welfare.
             127          (b) Financial responsibility may be determined by an evaluation of the total history
             128      concerning the licensee or applicant including past, present, and expected condition and record
             129      of financial solvency and business conduct.
             130          (20) "Gas appliance" means any device that uses natural gas to produce light, heat,
             131      power, steam, hot water, refrigeration, or air conditioning.
             132          (21) (a) "General building contractor" means a person licensed under this chapter as a
             133      general building contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and knowledge to
             134      perform or superintend construction of structures for the support, shelter, and enclosure of
             135      persons, animals, chattels, or movable property of any kind or any of the components of that
             136      construction except plumbing, electrical work, mechanical work, work related to the operating
             137      integrity of an elevator, and manufactured housing installation, for which the general building
             138      contractor shall employ the services of a contractor licensed in the particular specialty, except
             139      that a general building contractor engaged in the construction of single-family and multifamily
             140      residences up to four units may perform the mechanical work and hire a licensed plumber or
             141      electrician as an employee.
             142          (b) The division may by rule exclude general building contractors from engaging in the
             143      performance of other construction specialties in which there is represented a substantial risk to
             144      the public health, safety, and welfare, and for which a license is required unless that general
             145      building contractor holds a valid license in that specialty classification.
             146          (22) (a) "General engineering contractor" means a person licensed under this chapter as
             147      a general engineering contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and knowledge to
             148      perform construction of fixed works in any of the following: irrigation, drainage, water, power,
             149      water supply, flood control, inland waterways, harbors, railroads, highways, tunnels, airports
             150      and runways, sewers and bridges, refineries, pipelines, chemical and industrial plants requiring
             151      specialized engineering knowledge and skill, piers, and foundations, or any of the components


             152      of those works.
             153          (b) A general engineering contractor may not perform construction of structures built
             154      primarily for the support, shelter, and enclosure of persons, animals, and chattels.
             155          (23) "Immediate supervision" means reasonable direction, oversight, inspection, and
             156      evaluation of the work of a person:
             157          (a) as the division specifies in rule;
             158          (b) by, as applicable, a qualified electrician or plumber;
             159          (c) as part of a planned program of training; and
             160          (d) to ensure that the end result complies with applicable standards.
             161          (24) "Individual" means a natural person.
             162          (25) "Journeyman electrician" means a person licensed under this chapter as a
             163      journeyman electrician having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to wire,
             164      install, and repair electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes.
             165          (26) "Journeyman plumber" means a person licensed under this chapter as a
             166      journeyman plumber having the qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge
             167      to engage in the plumbing trade.
             168          (27) "Master electrician" means a person licensed under this chapter as a master
             169      electrician having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to properly plan,
             170      layout, and supervise the wiring, installation, and repair of electrical apparatus and equipment
             171      for light, heat, power, and other purposes.
             172          (28) "Master plumber" means a person licensed under this chapter as a master plumber
             173      having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to properly plan and layout
             174      projects and supervise persons in the plumbing trade.
             175          (29) "Person" means a natural person, sole proprietorship, joint venture, corporation,
             176      limited liability company, association, or organization of any type.
             177          (30) (a) "Plumbing trade" means the performance of any mechanical work pertaining to
             178      the installation, alteration, change, repair, removal, maintenance, or use in buildings, or within
             179      three feet beyond the outside walls of buildings of pipes, fixtures, and fittings for:
             180          (i) delivery of the water supply;
             181          (ii) discharge of liquid and water carried waste; or
             182          (iii) the building drainage system within the walls of the building.


             183          (b) "Plumbing trade" includes work pertaining to the water supply, distribution pipes,
             184      fixtures and fixture traps, soil, waste and vent pipes, and the building drain and roof drains
             185      together with their devices, appurtenances, and connections where installed within the outside
             186      walls of the building.
             187          (31) (a) "Ratio of apprentices" means, for the purpose of determining compliance with
             188      the requirements for planned programs of training and electrician apprentice licensing
             189      applications, the shop ratio of apprentice electricians to journeyman or master electricians shall
             190      be one journeyman or master electrician to one apprentice on industrial and commercial work,
             191      and one journeyman or master electrician to three apprentices on residential work.
             192          (b) On-the-job training shall be under circumstances in which the ratio of apprentices
             193      to supervisors is in accordance with a ratio of one-to-one on nonresidential work and up to
             194      three apprentices to one supervisor on residential projects.
             195          (32) "Residential and small commercial contractor" means a person licensed under this
             196      chapter as a residential and small commercial contractor qualified by education, training,
             197      experience, and knowledge to perform or superintend the construction of single-family
             198      residences, multifamily residences up to four units, and commercial construction of not more
             199      than three stories above ground and not more than 20,000 square feet, or any of the components
             200      of that construction except plumbing, electrical work, mechanical work, and manufactured
             201      housing installation, for which the residential and small commercial contractor shall employ
             202      the services of a contractor licensed in the particular specialty, except that a residential and
             203      small commercial contractor engaged in the construction of single-family and multifamily
             204      residences up to four units may perform the mechanical work and hire a licensed plumber or
             205      electrician as an employee.
             206          (33) "Residential building," as it relates to the license classification of residential
             207      journeyman plumber and residential master plumber, means a single or multiple family
             208      dwelling of up to four units.
             209          (34) "Residential journeyman electrician" means a person licensed under this chapter
             210      as a residential journeyman electrician having the qualifications, training, experience, and
             211      knowledge to wire, install, and repair electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power,
             212      and other purposes on buildings using primarily nonmetallic sheath cable.
             213          (35) "Residential journeyman plumber" means a person licensed under this chapter as a


             214      residential journeyman plumber having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge
             215      to engage in the plumbing trade as limited to the plumbing of residential buildings.
             216          (36) "Residential master electrician" means a person licensed under this chapter as a
             217      residential master electrician having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to
             218      properly plan, layout, and supervise the wiring, installation, and repair of electrical apparatus
             219      and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes on residential projects.
             220          (37) "Residential master plumber" means a person licensed under this chapter as a
             221      residential master plumber having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to
             222      properly plan and layout projects and supervise persons in the plumbing trade as limited to the
             223      plumbing of residential buildings.
             224          (38) "Residential project," as it relates to an electrician or electrical contractor, means
             225      buildings primarily wired with nonmetallic sheathed cable, in accordance with standard rules
             226      and regulations governing this work, including the National Electrical Code, and in which the
             227      voltage does not exceed 250 volts line to line and 125 volts to ground.
             228          (39) (a) "Specialty contractor" means a person licensed under this chapter under a
             229      specialty contractor classification established by rule, who is qualified by education, training,
             230      experience, and knowledge to perform those construction trades and crafts requiring
             231      specialized skill, the regulation of which are determined by the division to be in the best
             232      interest of the public health, safety, and welfare.
             233          (b) A specialty contractor may perform work in crafts or trades other than those in
             234      which the specialty contractor is licensed if they are incidental to the performance of the
             235      specialty contractor's licensed craft or trade.
             236          (40) "Unincorporated entity" means an entity that is not:
             237          (a) an individual;
             238          (b) a corporation; or
             239          (c) publicly traded.
             240          (41) "Unlawful conduct" is as defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-55-501 .
             241          (42) "Unprofessional conduct" is as defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-55-502 and as
             242      may be further defined by rule.
             243          (43) "Wages" means amounts due to an employee for labor or services whether the
             244      amount is fixed or ascertained on a time, task, piece, commission, or other basis for calculating


             245      the amount.




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