Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB497: Revise apprenticeship program laws relating to the state electrical board
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws relating to apprenticeship programs in the electrical trade; allowing for completion of an approved apprenticeship program or a substantial equivalent program in the electrical trade; providing a definition; amending section 37-68-305, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATING TO APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN THE ELECTRICAL TRADE; ALLOWING FOR COMPLETION OF AN APPROVED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM OR A SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENT PROGRAM IN THE ELECTRICAL TRADE; PROVIDING A DEFINITION; AMENDING SECTION 37-68-305, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 37-68-305, MCA, is amended to read: "37-68-305. Journeyman and residential electricians -- application -- qualifications -- contents of examination. (1) An applicant for a journeyman electrician's license shall furnish written evidence of at least one of the following: (a) completion of an approved apprenticeship program under Title 39, chapter 6, or a substantially equivalent program in the electrical trade; (b) completion of an appropriate training program conducted by a bona fide union or trade association; (c)(b) 8,000 hours of legally obtained practical experience in the wiring for, installing, and repairing of electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, and power; or (d)(c) work in the electrical maintenance field for at least 20,000 hours, accompanied by written certification by the applicant's employer that the employer considers the applicant qualified to take the examination for which the applicant is applying and that the applicant has attained at least 20,000 hours in the electrical maintenance field while working for the employer. A minimum of 8,000 of these hours must be practical experience. (2) Applications for license and notice …
Sponsors
- Lynch, Jennifer (D, 73) · primary sponsor
- Morigeau, Jacinda (D, 46)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 3, 2025): 95 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 1, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB497?
- HB497 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise apprenticeship program laws relating to the state electrical board.
- What does HB497 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws relating to apprenticeship programs in the electrical trade; allowing for completion of an approved apprenticeship program or a substantial equivalent program in the electrical trade; providing a definition; amending section 37-68-305, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB497?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB497?
- Lynch, Jennifer (D, 73), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB497?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2674
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