Senate Bill 246

Chair's Name: Mike Coan

Committee: Industrial Relations

Senate Sponsor: Jeff Mullis

SB 246 Amends provisions related to the appointment and vacancies of members to the Advisory Committee on Industrialized Buildings.  Members will be appointed to four-year terms and will not serve more than two terms.  Vacancies, when filled, must be filled by persons meeting the same requirements as the person previously holding the position. To be eligible to serve each member must remain actively involved in the profession or industry of his or her appointed position � when such person ceases to meet the appropriate criteria, his or her position shall be deemed vacated. Members will include -- Two members who are either licensed design professionals, electrical engineers architects or mechanical engineers; One member who is a building code enforcement officer; One member from the residential industrialized building industry; One member from the commercial industrialized building industry; One member from the industrialized building installation industry; One member who is an elected member of the governing body of a municipality; One member who is an elected member of the governing body of a county; One member from the industrialized building evaluation-inspection service; One member from a regional development center; and One member appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs.

This bill received a Do Pass recommendation from the Industrial Relations Committee and comes to the House Floor under the Open Rule. 

Chairman Coan�s opinion of this legislation:

WHAT PROBLEM/OPPORTUNITY DOES THIS LEGISLATION ADDRESS?

This bill changes the advisory committee of the Manufactured Housing advisory board.

WHAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS LEGISLATION?

Updating their rules, regulations, membership, and terms