SB 215 — An Act amending the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367), known as the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law, further providing for exemption from licensure and registration.

PRINTER'S NO.   165

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 215
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY BAKER AND ROTHMAN, FEBRUARY 3, 2025

     REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
        FEBRUARY 3, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367), entitled "An
 2      act relating to and regulating the practice of the profession
 3      of engineering, including civil engineering, mechanical
 4      engineering, electrical engineering, mining engineering and
 5      chemical engineering, the profession of land surveying and
 6      the profession of geology and constituent parts and
 7      combinations thereof as herein defined; providing for the
 8      licensing and registration of persons practicing said
 9      profession, and the certification of engineers-in-training
10      and surveyors-in-training, and the suspension and revocation
11      of said licenses, registrations and certifications for
12      violation of this act; prescribing the powers and duties of
13      the State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land
14      Surveyors and Geologists, the Department of State and the
15      courts; prescribing penalties; and repealing existing laws,"
16      further providing for exemption from licensure and
17      registration.
18      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19   hereby enacts as follows:
20      Section 1.    Section 5(d) of the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913,
21   No.367), known as the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist
22   Registration Law, is amended and the section is amended by
23   adding subsections to read:
24      Section 5.    Exemption from Licensure and Registration.--
25   Except as specifically provided in this section, this act shall
 1   not be construed to require licensure and registration in the
 2   following cases:
 3      * * *
 4      (d)   Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this
 5   section, the practice of engineering or land surveying by a
 6   regular employe, contractor or agent of a public utility
 7   company, as defined by the Public Utility Code (66 Pa.C.S. § 101
 8   et seq.) in connection with the facilities of such public
 9   utility, which are subject to regulation by the Pennsylvania
10   Public Utility Commission: Provided, That such public utility
11   shall employ at least one professional engineer, as defined in
12   this act, who shall be in responsible charge of such utility's
13   engineering work and shall employ at least one professional land
14   surveyor, as defined in this act, who shall be in responsible
15   charge of such utility's land surveying;
16      * * *
17      (f.1)   The practice of engineering or land surveying by a
18   regular employe, contractor or agent of an electric cooperative
19   corporation, as defined in 15 Pa.C.S. § 7302(a) (relating to
20   application of chapter), in connection with the facilities of
21   the electric cooperative corporation, provided that the electric
22   cooperative corporation or agent thereof either shall employ at
23   least one professional engineer or professional land surveyor or
24   belong to a Pennsylvania electric cooperative association that
25   employs a professional engineer or professional land surveyor.
26      * * *
27      (l)   The practice of engineering, land surveying or geology
28   work by a regular employe, contractor or agent of a provider of
29   cable service, voice over Internet protocol service, broadband
30   Internet access service or any other service delivered over a

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1   cable system, a provider of enhanced telecommunications services
2   or a provider of telecommunications services, if those services
3   are not connected with or incidental to engineering, land
4   surveying or geology services rendered by the provider.
5      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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