Bill
LD 509
Authorizes a journeyman electrician to supervise up to three helper electricians, expanding supervision during licensed electrical work for journeymen, helpers, and contractors.
Overview
- Purpose: The bill would authorize a journeyman electrician to supervise up to three helper electricians, expanding the supervisory capacity under Maine’s electrician licensing framework.
- Sponsor and committee: Sponsored by Sen. Timberlake (Androscoggin); referred to the Committee on Labor.
- Status: Dead. The bill was placed in the Legislative Files after final consideration in June 2025.
What the bill would change
- Supervisory limit: The core provision would allow a journeyman electrician to supervise up to three helper electricians. This appears to expand the number of helpers a single journeyman can oversee within licensed electrical work.
- Scope: The change concerns licensing and supervisory powers for electricians; it would modify how supervision is structured within the licensing regime applicable to journeymen and helpers.
Fiscal impact
- Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement: The analysis indicates no fiscal impact.
- Fiscal note status: No fiscal note was required for the original bill.
Who would be affected
- Journeyman electricians: Would gain the ability to supervise a larger group of helper electricians (up to three) under their supervision.
- Helper electricians: Who work under supervision of a journeyman, potentially increasing opportunities to work under a single supervisor.
- Employers/contractors: Electrical contracting entities that supervise licensed staff; changes could affect staffing arrangements and supervision practices.
- Licensing and regulatory bodies: State licensing authorities would implement and enforce the revised supervision limits if the bill were enacted.
Procedural and timeline highlights
- Introduced: February 7, 2025.
- Committee action: Referred to the Labor Committee; work session held March 11, 2025.
- Late-stage actions: Reported out as ONTP/OTP-AM on May 30, 2025; subsequent committee and chamber actions occurred in June 2025.
- Final status: On June 3, 2025, the majority report “Ought Not to Pass” was accepted; the bill moved through concurrence and was placed in the Legislative Files as “DEAD.”
Notes
- The available documents provide limited text on the bill’s specific language beyond the general aim to increase supervisory capacity. No fiscal cost is indicated, and the measure did not advance to enactment before dying in the legislative process.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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