republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2024rs/hb-444.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to electricians."
description: "Amend KRS 227A.060 to modify experience and education requirements for an electrician or master electrician license; require an electrician applicant or master electrician applicant to have 8,000 hours or 16,000 hours of verifiable experience, respectively, which may be reduced by designated education or teaching; authorize a master electrician or electrician applicant to qualify for licensure through teaching or attending an associate's degree or diploma program at a college within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System or at another accredited college or university; enable a military veteran to meet master electrician or electrician experience requirements through applicable supervised military occupational specialty experience; direct the department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to promulgate administrative regulations to establish an application form to allow submission of military experience; accept either a DD-214 form or a signed statement from the applicant's commanding officer to verify relevant military experience; amend KRS 227A.100 to renew electrician licenses once every two years; allow a licensee to request either a physical or electronic license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 444"
citation: "Kentucky HB 444 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Education", "Higher", "Education", "Vocational", "Electricians", "Licensing", "Occupations and Professions", "State Agencies", "Veterans"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["S. Bratcher", "S. Lewis"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb41cae0-bda5-4f69-a89b-3d06b0750154"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb444.html"
source_hash: "f778576dd3cccf69aa30341fc6082a3e603fa13e6c484eca9822bd51da3e9a30"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 444 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to electricians.

Amend KRS 227A.060 to modify experience and education requirements for an electrician or master electrician license; require an electrician applicant or master electrician applicant to have 8,000 hours or 16,000 hours of verifiable experience, respectively, which may be reduced by designated education or teaching; authorize a master electrician or electrician applicant to qualify for licensure through teaching or attending an associate's degree or diploma program at a college within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System or at another accredited college or university; enable a military veteran to meet master electrician or electrician experience requirements through applicable supervised military occupational specialty experience; direct the department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to promulgate administrative regulations to establish an application form to allow submission of military experience; accept either a DD-214 form or a signed statement from the applicant's commanding officer to verify relevant military experience; amend KRS 227A.100 to renew electrician licenses once every two years; allow a licensee to request either a physical or electronic license.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb444/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 134** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0134.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb444/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 444 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- S. Bratcher — primary (person)
- S. Lewis — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 04, 2024
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 32-5 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 134) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb41cae0-bda5-4f69-a89b-3d06b0750154`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).