HB2050--STATEWIDEMECHANICALCONTRACTORLICENSINGACT
SPONSOR: Schroer
Thisbillestablishesthe"MissouriStatewideMechanicalContractor
LicensingAct".
Asspecifiedinthebill,theStatewideMechanicalLicensefor
mechanicalcontractorswillberegulatedbytheDivisionof
ProfessionalRegistrationwithintheDepartmentofCommerceand
Insurance. Thebillcreatesthe"OfficeofMechanicalContractors"
withintheDivision,tocarryouttheprovisionsofthebill.
Applicantsforastatewidemechanicallicensemustbe21yearsold,
provideproofofliabilityinsuranceintheamountof$1million,
passcertainstandardizedmechanicalassessmenttests,andhave
completed7,500hoursoffieldexperienceoratleastaBachelor's
degreewithaminimumofthreeyearsofexperiencesupervisinga
fieldemployee.
Acompanythatwantstoengageinmechanicalcontractingis
requiredtoemployatleastonestatewidelicense-holder,andif
thecompanylosestheirlicense-holder,theyhavesixmonthsto
registeranewlicense-holderbeforebeingdeclaredinactive.A
StatewideLicensedMechanicalContractormayrepresentonlyone
companyatatime.Acompanymusthaveatleastonelicense-holder
giveeighthoursoftrainingeachyear.
Politicalsubdivisionsmayestablishtheirownlocalmechanical
contractor'slicense,butshallrecognizeastatewidelicensein
lieuofalocallicense. Apoliticalsubdivisioncannotrequire
theemployeesofastatewidelicensedmechanicalcontractororits
subcontractors ormanufacturers' toobtainjourneymenlicenses,
apprenticeship licenses,oroccupationallicensesthatrequire
passinganyexaminationoranyspecialrequirementstoassess
mechanicalproficiency. TheStatewideMechanicalContractor
Licensecanbeusedtoperformworkinanypoliticalsubdivision.
Ifapoliticalsubdivisiondoesnotrecognizeastatewidelicense,
aStatewideMechanicalContractorLicenseemayfileacomplaint
withtheDivision,whichmustinvestigatesuchcomplaint. Ifthe
Divisionfindsthatthepoliticalsubdivisionfailedtorecognizea
statewidelicense,theDivisionshallnotifythepolitical
subdivisionofsuchviolationandgrantthem30daystocomply.If
after30daysthepoliticalsubdivisiondoesnotcomply,the
DivisionshallnotifytheDirectoroftheDepartmentofRevenue,
whoshallwithholdanymoneysthepoliticalsubdivisionwould
otherwisebeentitledtofromlocalsalestaxuntilthepolitical
subdivisionisincompliance. Thisbillestablishesthe"MissouriMechanicalContractorLicensing
Fund"intheStateTreasury,whichshallbeexpendedforthe
administration ofthestatewidemechanicalcontractorlicensure.
Statewidemechanicalcontractorlicensesshallexpireafter24
months.Failuretorenewalthelicensewillresultinthelicense
beingdeclaredinactiveandthelicenseecannotpracticeuntilthe
licenseisrenewed. Alicenseemustalsohaveatlast16hoursof
trainingtorenewthelicense.
Anypersonoperatingasamechanicalcontractorinapolitical
subdivisionthatdoesnotrequirealocallicenseorwhooperates
inapoliticalsubdivisionwithalocallicenseisnotrequiredto
possessastatewidelicensetooperateasamechanicalcontractor
insuchpoliticalsubdivision.
TheDivisionmayrefusetoissuethelicenseandmaycausea
complainttobefiledwiththeAdministrative HearingCommission
againstanyholderofalicenseforreasonsoutlinedinthebill.
UponafindingbytheAdministrative HearingCommissionthat
groundsfordisciplinaryactionaremet,theDivisionmaycensure,
placeonprobation,suspend,orrevokeanylicense. Upona
judicialoradministrativefindingofaviolationofthisact,the
Divisionmayassessfinesupto$5,000.
Anypersonwhoknowinglyviolatestheprovisionsofthisactis
guiltyofaclassBmisdemeanor.
ThisbillissimilartoHB500andSB11(2021);SCSSB559,HCSHB
1891,andHCSSSSCSSBs673&560(2020).