2005 House Bill 4312

Impose licensure requirement on interior designers

Introduced in the House

Feb. 15, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Andy Meisner (D-27)

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

Oct. 18, 2005

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Feb. 7, 2006

Substitute offered

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

Feb. 8, 2006

Passed in the House 95 to 11 (details)

To require registration of interior designers. Registered designers would be subject to state regulations, $70 annual fees, 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.

Received in the Senate

Feb. 9, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Regulatory Reform