The bill amends the Professional Investigator Licensure Act of 1965 by updating Section 4, which outlines the exemptions to the act. Key changes include clarifying the language regarding the employment relationship, specifying that employees must be reimbursed on a salary basis, and refining the definitions of various roles exempt from licensure. For instance, the bill specifies that officers or employees of government entities are exempt while performing their official duties, but this does not include professional investigators hired under contract. Additionally, the language has been updated to use gender-neutral terms, replacing phrases like "his or her" with "the" or "the individual's."

Other notable amendments include the inclusion of collection agencies and their employees as exempt when acting within the scope of their employment, as well as public adjusters and professional engineers, provided they do not perform investigative services. The bill also clarifies the roles of certified public accountants and bail agents, ensuring that they are recognized as exempt while performing their professional duties. The enactment of this bill is contingent upon the passage of House Bill No. 4887.

Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 338.824