ESB 6089 — Eliminating certain minimum requirement equivalencies for electrical inspectors.

What this bill does

Removes, for the purposes of the minimum requirements for electrical inspectors, a provision allowing an electrical inspector to have two years of electrical training in a college of electrical engineering and four years of practical electrical experience in installation work, or four years of electrical training in a college and two years of practical electrical experience. Requires the Department of Labor and Industries and the Association of Washington Cities to work with cities that issue their own electrical permits and perform their own inspections to identify appropriate pathways to qualify as an electrical inspector.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 1, 2024
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 6, 2024
  49 yea · 0 nay

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