FINAL BILL REPORT

                 SHB 1660

                         C 289 L 95

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Authorizing the director of labor and industries to issue approvals based on national consensus codes and external professional certification.

Sponsors:  House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Lisk and Romero; by request of Governor Lowry).

House Committee on Commerce & Labor

Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Trade

Background:  The Department of Labor and Industries administers and enforces statutes regulating the body and frame design, and the installation of plumbing, heating, and electrical equipment in mobile homes, commercial coaches, and recreational vehicles.  For factory built housing and commercial structures, the department must assure structural soundness and the safety of the plumbing, heating, and electrical systems.

The department is authorized to adopt rules to implement these requirements and to make inspections as necessary to enforce the requirements.

Summary:  Under the statutes regulating the manufacturing of mobile homes, commercial coaches, recreational vehicles, and factory built structures, the director of the Department of Labor and Industries may adopt rules that permit the approval of plans certified as meeting state requirements.  To receive approval, the plans must be certified by a professional who is licensed or certified in a state with licensure or certification requirements meeting or exceeding Washington requirements.

Votes on Final Passage:

House     63 32

Senate    48 0 (Senate amended)

House     91 0 (House concurred)

Effective:  July 23, 1995