HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2622        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1873

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tackey Chan

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to pipefitter licensing and inspections.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/20/2011

Stephen Stat Smith

28th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Nick Collins

4th Suffolk

2/3/2011

John Hart, Jr.

 

2/3/2011

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

2/4/2011

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

2/4/2011

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/4/2011

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

1/24/2011

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

2/1/2011

Katherine M. Clark

Fifth Middlesex

2/1/2011

Joyce A. Spiliotis

12th Essex

2/1/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2622        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1873

By Mr. Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1873) of Tackey Chan and others relative to pipefitter licensing and inspections.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to pipefitter licensing and inspections.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there is hereby established a program within the department of public safety to provide for pipefitter inspections in the commonwealth. Said inspections shall include, but not be limited to, responding to complaints that pipefitting work is being done by individuals not duly licensed by the commonwealth and inspections to be conducted in accordance with section two of this act:

8315-XXX. For the department of public safety, which may expend not more than $500,000 in revenues collected from pipefitter licensing for inspections conducted in accordance with this act; provided, that funds shall be expended for the operation of the department and for the purposes of conducting inspections; provided further that the department shall charge an bi-annual licensing fee of  one hundred fifty dollars; provided further, that funds shall be expended for hiring not fewer than seven qualified pipefitter inspectors, including retired licensed pipefitters; provided further, that the department shall make efforts to employ inspectors that will perform overnight and weekend inspections as their regular work shift; provided further, that the department shall system....................................................... $500,000

SECTION 2. Permits to perform pipefitting in buildings owned, or used or leased by the commonwealth pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws chapter one hundred forty-two, section twenty-one, shall be submitted to state inspectors who shall grant or deny such permit applications and who shall perform the related inspections.