BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 1393: Journey level electricians

Concerning the requirements to obtain a journey level electrician certificate of competency.

Summary

Delays the effective date of the requirement to complete an apprenticeship program in order to obtain certification as a journey level electrician, from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2025.
Requires the Department of Labor and Industries to conduct a study on the availability and accessibility of journey level electrical apprenticeship programs, including specified elements, and submit a report with its findings to the Governor and the Legislature by December 1, 2023.

From the House Bill Analysis 2023 (HB 1393), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the requirements to obtain a journey level electrician certificate of competency;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1393 (2025–26) Commencement/cultural exp. · Enacted · Chapter 88, Laws of 2025
HB 1393 (2021–22) Photovoltaic module program · Enacted · Chapter 45, Laws of 2021
HB 1393 (2019–20) Behavioral health, integrate · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1393 (2017–18) Fed. forestlands/ed. funding · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1393 (2015–16) Public trans benefit area/tx · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1393 (2013–14) Unemployment insurance · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1393 (2011–12) Stirling converters · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1393 (2009–10) Residential construction · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate