Introduced
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To require licensure and regulation of interior designers. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 4262, 4311 and 4312.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
The substitute failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not require licensure of interior designers, but instead requires "registration." Registration and licensure impose similar regulations and requirements, but under registration an individual is not prohibited from offering interior design services so long as he or she does not use the terms "registered interior designer," "interior designer," or other term or title connoting registration. The substitute also makes the annual fee $70 instead of $50.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To exempt retail salespersons who offer interior design advice in the store in furtherance of a sale from the registration requirements the bill would impose.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To eliminate an exception to the bill's registration requirements for a person providing interior design services in a detached 1- or 2-family residence who does not hold himself or herself out to be an interior designer.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 96 to 9 (details)
To require registration of interior designers. Registered designers would be subject to state regulations, a $70 annual fee, continuing education requirements, etc. Unregistered individuals would not prohibited from providing interior design services so long as they do not call themselves an "interior designer" or similar term. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 4262, 4311 and 4312.
Referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Regulatory Reform
