HF4330 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Individuals who may supervise electrical work modified.
Related bill: SF4488
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Purpose
This bill aims to update who may supervise electrical work in Minnesota, clarify licensing categories for electricians, and strengthen rules around unlicensed work. It changes how journeyworker electricians and power limited technicians are licensed and supervised, and it sets limits on how many unlicensed workers can be supervised by licensed electricians. It also adds continuing education requirements for licensed technicians.
Main Provisions
Journeyworker Electrician (Section 1)
- A person may perform and supervise electrical work only if they are licensed as a journeyworker electrician.
- Supervision options:
- The worker is an employee, partner, or officer of a licensed electrical contractor.
- The work is performed under the supervision of a master electrician who is employed by the same employer.
- Experience and licensing for Class A journeyworker:
- At least four years of experience in wiring, installation, and repair.
- Up to one year of experience credit for completing a two-year post-high-school electrical program approved by the commissioner.
- History note: No new Class B journeyworker licenses may be issued after August 1, 1985. Current Class B license holders may renew and keep their privileges, which cover limited single-phase work (up to 200 amperes) on farmsteads or small-town single-family dwellings.
Power Limited Technician (Section 2)
- A person must be licensed as a power limited technician to install, alter, repair, plan, lay out, or supervise electrical work for technology circuits or systems.
- Supervision options mirror journeyworker rules:
- Supervised by a master electrician or by a power limited technician, both employed by the licensed contractor.
- Licensing requirements:
- Either a four-year electrical college degree or at least 36 months of relevant experience.
- Credit for up to 12 months of additional experience for completing a two-year post-high-school electrical course or other approved training.
- Continuing education: licensees must complete 16 hours of acceptable continuing education at each renewal.
Unlicensed Individuals (Section 3)
- Definition: An unlicensed individual is someone not licensed to perform specific electrical work.
- Registration and supervision:
- Unlicensed individuals must register with the department before doing electrical work.
- They may perform work only under direct supervision of a licensed worker, and must be employed by the same licensed electrical contractor as the supervising worker.
- Supervision limits:
- Generally, a licensed worker may supervise no more than two unlicensed individuals.
- For technology circuits or systems work, the limit is three unlicensed individuals.
- Recordkeeping: contractors must maintain records showing compliance and allow the department to inspect them.
- Responsibility: the supervising licensed worker is responsible for the work’s compliance with the Minnesota Electrical Act and related rules.
Significant Changes to Existing Law
- Clarifies and tightens who can supervise electrical work, creating clearer paths for supervision via licensed journeyworker electricians or master electricians.
- Establishes a formal path and experience requirements for Class A journeyworker electricians; maintains an old restriction that no new Class B licenses be issued (though current Class B holders may keep their privileges).
- Introduces or tightens a specific licensure pathway for power limited technicians, including education, experience, and continuing education requirements.
- Strengthens oversight of unlicensed workers by requiring registration, strict direct supervision, and specific employer recordkeeping; sets explicit supervision caps to prevent over-reliance on unlicensed labor.
- Reinforces that the licensed electrician is ultimately responsible for the work performed by unlicensed workers, aligning supervision with safety and compliance goals.
Practical Implications
- Contractors may need to adjust staffing to ensure work is performed under appropriate supervision and by properly licensed individuals.
- Workers may need to pursue or maintain the appropriate license (journeyworker or power limited technician) and meet new education/experience requirements.
- Unlicensed workers will face stricter rules and more formal oversight, with clearer proof-of-supervision and recordkeeping.
Relevant Terms - journeyworker electrician - Class A journeyworker electrician license - Class B journeyworker electrician license - master electrician - power limited technician - technology circuits or systems - unlicensed individual - direct supervision - licensed contractor - recordkeeping - continuing education - Minnesota Electrical Act - electrical work - supervision limits - licensed vs. unlicensed supervision
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF PDF file
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16, 2026 | House | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy |
Citations
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"analysis": {
"added": [
"Definition of journeyworker electrician as a licensure category.",
"Licensing and supervision framework tying journeyworker electricians to licensed contractors or master electricians.",
"Grandfathering for holders of a Class B journeyworker electrician license as of August 1, 1985, allowing retention and renewal with specified scope (single-phase systems not over 200 amperes on farmsteads or in small towns)."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 326B.33 subdivision 2 to define a new licensure category, the journeyworker electrician, and to clarify who may supervise electrical work. It introduces a grandfathering provision for Class B journeyworker electricians licensed before August 1, 1985 and limits their permissible work. It also ties journeyworker eligibility to employment or supervision arrangements with licensed contractors and master electricians.",
"modified": [
"Replaces existing language to require journeyworker licensure and to specify supervision requirements (master electrician or licensed contractor).",
"Explicitly links the practice of journeyworker electricians to employment by licensed contractors or direct supervision."
]
},
"citation": "326B.33",
"subdivision": "2"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Establishment of the power limited technician license.",
"Eligibility criteria: either a four-year electrical degree or at least 36 months of experience in planning for laying out, supervising, installing, altering, and repairing wiring for power-limited systems.",
"Experience credit: up to 12 months (2000 hours) of credit for completion of a two-year post-high-school electrical program or other approved training.",
"Continuing education requirement: 16 hours of acceptable CE per renewal period."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "This bill adds a new license category, the power limited technician, under Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 326B.33 subdivision 7. It defines the license and enumerates education/experience requirements, including potential credit for prior training, and requires continuing education for renewals.",
"modified": [
"Creates a new licensing track within the electrical licensing framework, expanding the types of licensed technicians who may perform certain electrical work."
]
},
"citation": "326B.33",
"subdivision": "7"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [
"Definition and obligation for unlicensed individuals to register with the department.",
"Unlicensed individuals must perform electrical work only under direct supervision of a licensed individual.",
"No unlicensed individual shall supervise electrical work; unlicensed work must be performed under the supervision of a licensed electrical contractor.",
"Licensed and unlicensed individuals must be employed by the same licensed electrical contractor.",
"Licensed contractors must maintain records of unlicensed individuals and permit the department to copy those records.",
"Supervision limits: no more than two unlicensed individuals for standard work; no more than three for technology circuits or systems work."
],
"removed": [],
"summary": "This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 326B.33 subdivision 12 to regulate unlicensed individuals. It requires unlicensed individuals to register, restricts their ability to perform electrical work, and imposes supervision and recordkeeping duties on licensed contractors. It also sets numerical supervision limits, with stricter limits for technology circuits or systems work.",
"modified": [
"Strengthens accountability and supervision requirements for unlicensed practice.",
"Explicitly ties supervision limits to whether the work involves technology circuits or systems (subdivision 21, paragraph b exemptions)."
]
},
"citation": "326B.33",
"subdivision": "12"
},
{
"analysis": {
"added": [],
"removed": [],
"summary": "This bill references subdivision 21, particularly paragraph b, within the context of unlicensed work and exemptions. It notes that certain circuits or systems may be exempt from personal licensing under that subdivision.",
"modified": [
"Notes and relies on the exemptions provided in subdivision 21, paragraph b, to determine when circuits or systems may be exempt from personal licensing."
]
},
"citation": "326B.33",
"subdivision": "21"
}
]Progress through the legislative process
In Committee