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34	29		BILL NO. 1216 By: West (Kevin) of the House
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38	33		Alvord of the Senate
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43	40		An Act relating to professions and occupations;
44	41		amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.4, as amended by
45	42		Section 2, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp.
46	43		2024, Section 1000.4), which relates to the
47	44		Construction Industries Board; adding terms; adding
48	45		penalty fees; modifying provisions to collect unpaid
49	46		fines; and providing an effective date.
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55	52		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
56	53		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.4, as
57	54		amended by Section 2, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024,
58	55		Section 1000.4), is amended to read as follows:
59	56		Section 1000.4. A. 1. Pursuant to and in compliance with
60	57		Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act, the Construction
61	58		Industries Board shall have the power to adopt, amend, repeal, and
62	59		promulgate rules as may be necessary to regulate the plumbing,
63	60		electrical, roofing, and mechanical trades, building and
64	61		construction inspectors and home inspectors. All rules promulgated
	62	+	by the Board shall be reviewed and approved as provided in
	63	+	subsection F of Section 308 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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92		-	by the Board shall be reviewed and approved as provided in
93		-	subsection F of Section 308 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
94	90		2. The Board shall have the power to enforce the provisions of
95	91		the Construction Industries Board Act, The Plumbing License Law of
96	92		1955, the Oklahoma Inspectors Act, the Electrical License Act, the
97	93		Mechanical Licensing Act, the Home Inspection Licensing Act, and the
98	94		Roofing Contractor Registration Act, as provided in the respective
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100	96		B. The Board shall have the following powers:
101	97		1. Exercise all incidental powers and duties which are
102	98		necessary to effectuate the provisions of The Plumbing License Law
103	99		of 1955, the Oklahoma Inspectors Act, the Electrical License Act,
104	100		the Mechanical Licensing Act, the Home Inspection Licensing Act, and
105	101		the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, including but not limited
106	102		to authorizing the Board chair, vice -chair, administrator, or
107	103		designee to determine good reason for and to cancel a scheduled
108	104		meeting or reschedule meetings of a licensing or registration act
109	105		advisory examining committee of the Board pursuant to state
110	106		requirements. Such canceling or rescheduling meetings authority
111	107		provided for in this section shall supersede all other meeting
112	108		scheduling requirements for acts administered by the Board;
113	109		2. Serve as a code variance and appeals board for the trades
114	110		and industries it regulates which do not have statutory code
115	111		variance and appeals boards;
	112	+	3. Order or subpoena the attendance of witnesses, the
	113	+	inspection of records and premises, and the production of relevant
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143		-	3. Order or subpoen a the attendance of witnesses, the
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145	140		books and papers for the investigation of matters that may come
146	141		before the Board;
147	142		4. Initiate disciplinary proceedings, request prosecution of
148	143		and initiate injunctive proceedings against a ny person who violates
149	144		any of the provisions of The Plumbing License Law of 1955, the
150	145		Oklahoma Inspectors Act, the Electrical License Act, the Mechanical
151	146		Licensing Act, the Home Inspe ction Licensing Act, and the Roofing
152	147		Contractor Registration Act;
153	148		5. Maintain an administrative staff including, but not limited
154	149		to, a Construction Industries Administrator whose appointment shall
155	150		be made as provided in Section 1000.6 of this title;
156	151		6. Establish and levy administrative fines and penalties for
157	152		violations of law or rule in the trades and industries the Board
158	153		licenses or regulates or against any person or entity denying the
159	154		Board or its representatives access to a job site for purposes of
160	155		enforcing any of the provisions of The Plumbing License Law of 1955,
161	156		the Oklahoma Inspectors Act, the Electrical License Act, the
162	157		Mechanical Licensing Act, the Home Inspection Licensing Act, or the
163	158		Roofing Contractor Registration Act; provided, however, the Board is
164	159		not authorized to inspect or issue administrative violations or
165	160		fines for public utilities, public service corporations, intrastate
166	161		gas pipeline companies, gas gathering pipeline companies, gas
	162	+	processing companies, rural electric associations, mu nicipal
	163	+	utilities or their subsidiaries, chemical plants, gas processing
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196	190		plants or petroleum refineries where the entity uses their employees
197	191		or contractors to work on their own facilities or equipment;
198	192		provided further, that any fines established by the Board pursuant
199	193		to the authority granted in this subsection for any second or
200	194		subsequent violation of a law or rule shall be set at five times the
201	195		amount of the fine set by the Board for initial violations. The
202	196		Board shall amend its rules to be consistent w ith the fine amounts
203	197		set forth herein;
204	198		7. Direct such other expenditures as may be necessary in the
205	199		performance of its duties including, but not limited to,
206	200		expenditures for office space, equipment, furnishings and contracts
207	201		for legal services. All expenditures shall be made pursuant to the
208	202		Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act; an d
209	203		8. Enforce provisions of the plumbing, electrical and
210	204		mechanical codes as adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
211	205		Commission pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Co mmission
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213	207		C. The Board shall account for all receipts and expenditur es of
214	208		the monies of the Board, including annually preparing and publishing
215	209		a statement of receipts and expenditures of the Board for each
216	210		fiscal year. The Board's annual statement of receipts and
217	211		expenditures shall be audited by the State Auditor and Insp ector or
	212	+	an independent accounting firm in accordance with the provisions of
	213	+	subsection B of Section 212 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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246		-	subsection B of Section 212 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
247	240		and the audit report shall be certified to the Governor of this
248	241		state to be true and correct, under oath, by the chair and vice-
249	242		chair of the Board. A copy of such certified report, if not already
250	243		available online, shall be delivered to the chairs of the respective
251	244		Senate and House of Representatives Committees having authority over
252	245		matters relating to business, labo r and construction industry
253	246		licensing or regulation not later than February 1 each year.
254	247		D. The Board shall account for all fines, penalties and fees
255	248		assessed and collected pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act
256	249		or any rule promulgated for regulati on of any industry and trade
257	250		under the authority of the Construction Industries Board. All
258	251		fines, penalties and fees assessed for any violation of law or rule
259	252		shall be automatically reviewed and brought before the entire Board
260	253		for consideration and vote n ot later than ninety (90) days from
261	254		which it was imposed. The Construction Industries Administrator
262	255		shall present to the Board a written recommendation and summary for
263	256		each case in which an assessment of a fine, penalty or fee was
264	257		imposed after administra tive proceedings. The Board shall consider
265	258		the recommendations for each case at the next meeting date and at
266	259		such meeting shall either vote to affirm the recommendations or vote
267	260		to deny the recommendations and remand the case for further
268	261		administrative hearing, with or without instructions. No
	262	+	administrative case shall be delayed or continued by the Board after
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296		-	administrative case shall be delayed or continued by the Board after
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298	290		consent of all parties. The licensee or persons affected by the
299	291		imposition of an administrative fine, penalty or fee on final review
300	292		by the Board shall have all rights of appeal preserved pursuant to
301	293		the Administrative Procedures Act until final action by the Board .
302	294		Collection of unpaid , finalized administrative fines by the Board,
303	295		directly or through contracted services unless otherwise provided in
304	296		law, may be sought beginning ninety (90) days after final
305	297		disposition and order of the matter through the processe s
306	298		established by this act and the Administrative Procedures Act .
307	299		E. The Construction Industries Board shall hear all appeals
308	300		timely made from an administrative ruling relating to an industry
309	301		and trade regulated by the Board; however, this appeal authority
310	302		shall not be in addition to the appeal process authorized by the
311	303		Administrative Procedures Act. Any ruling by the Board from an
312	304		administrative hearing may be further appealed to the district court
313	305		of Oklahoma County. The district court, upon conclusion of an
314	306		appeal from a Board ruling, shall be authorized to award reasonable
315	307		legal fees to the prevailing party.
316	308		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
317		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND INSURANCE
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	344	+	Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.
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