FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 2131

                                  C 344 L 89

BYRepresentatives Nutley and Winsley

Making additional requirements for mobile home electrical inspections.

House Committe on Housing

Senate Committee on Economic Development & Labor

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

The Department of Labor and Industries is responsible for electrical inspection services in the state.  Cities and towns are authorized to provide inspection services for electrical work within their boundaries.  The electrical work must meet the requirements of the state's electrical code.

With the exception of holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays, the Department of Labor and Industries is required to make an electrical inspection within 48 hours of a request.  If the request is in writing and an inspection is not made within 24 hours, the electrical utility company is authorized to connect electrical power to the installation.  The connection of electrical power without an inspection is not authorized unless the required state electrical work permit is displayed.

In rural areas, mobile homes have been connected to electrical power, without checking to ensure that other local permits for the mobile home installation have been acquired.

SUMMARY:

Proof of a current building permit issued by the appropriate local governing body is required before a Department of Labor and Industries inspection may be done or before a connection can be made to a mobile home by an electrical utility company.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 98   0

      Senate    42     1 (Senate amended)

      House             (House refused to concur)

Conference Committee

      Senate    37     0

      House 97   0

EFFECTIVE:July 23, 1989