Summary of Original Version

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to establish requirements for projects using structural steel welding, such as hiring a certified welder and meeting national welding standards; define terms; exempt welding projects performed or requested on the premises of a homeowner or farmer; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- K. Banta

Summary Allow a trainee welder to weld without certification while under the direct supervision of a certified welder and with normal inspection and quality control requirements; prohibit designating the trainee welder as the responsible structural welder; allow entry-level, apprentice, and trainee welders to gain supervised on-the-job welding experience toward certification.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- K. Banta

Summary Make welder certification requirements EFFECTIVE July 1, 2028.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 3 -- K. Banta

Summary Limit requirements to only local and state government welding projects.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 4 -- D. Meade

Summary Limit welding certification standards to projects occurring pursuant to state government contracts when those standards are requested by the contracting state government entity.