WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 340
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Chapter 340
(House Bill 132)
AN ACT concerning
Heating, Ventilation, Air–Conditioning, and Refrigeration Services
– Journeyman License – Qualifications
FOR the purpose of altering the qualifications for a journeyman license to provide heating,
ventilation, air–conditioning, and refrigeration services; and generally relating to
journeyman licenses for heating, ventilation, air–conditioning, and refrigeration
services.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article – Business Regulation
Section 9A–301 and 9A–302(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2015 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Business Regulation
Section 9A–302(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2015 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Business Regulation
9A–301.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall be licensed by the
Board before the individual provides or assists in providing heating, ventilation,
air–conditioning, or refrigeration services in the State.
9A–302.
(a) To qualify for an apprentice, journeyman, journeyman restricted, master,
master restricted, or limited license, an applicant shall meet the requirements of this
section.
(e) An applicant for a journeyman license shall:
(1) have held, for a period of at least [3] 4 years, an apprentice license, and Ch. 340 2023 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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during that period shall have completed at least [1,875] 6,000 hours of training in
providing heating, ventilation, air–conditioning, and refrigeration services under the
direction and control of a licensed contractor; and
(2) pass an examination administered by the Board.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2023.
Approved by the Governor, May 3, 2023.