Amendment No. 644

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 610 (BDR 54-1619)

Proposed by: Committee on Commerce and Labor

Amendment Box: Replaces Amendment No. 606.

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 16 and 17 and inserting:

"(1) Buildings for his own private residential use; [or]

(2) Farm or ranch buildings used as such [.] ; or

(3) Buildings owned by that person or his employer when an architect, a registered interior designer, a residential designer or a licensed professional engineer is also engaged by that person or his employer for work on the same building.".

Amend section 1, page 2, line 3, by deleting:

", during or after construction,".

Amend section 1, page 2, by deleting lines 13 through 18 and inserting:

"(7) Furniture or equipment,

if the preparation or implementation of those drawings or the installation of those materials or furnishings is not regulated by any building code or other law, ordinance, rule or regulation governing the alteration or construction of a structure.

(h) Any person who holds a certificate of registration issued by the state fire marshal to provide approved interior materials and furnishings used in interior design to the extent authorized by the certificate.".

Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 2 as sec. 3 and adding a new section designated sec. 2, following section 1, to read as follows:

"Sec. 2. Chapter 477 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:

1. The state fire marshal shall, by regulation, provide for the registration of qualified interior designers who provide interior materials and furnishings regulated by a building code.

2. The regulations must set forth:

(a) The qualifications necessary for the issuance of a certificate of registration pursuant to this section, including, without limitation, the submission of evidence of the successful completion of a course of study approved by the state fire marshal regarding applicable building codes and other related information.

(b) The criteria for approving instructors and courses of study regarding applicable building codes and other related information.

(c) Any continuing education necessary for the renewal of a certificate of registration issued pursuant to this section.

3. A person licensed or registered by the state board of architecture pursuant to chapter 623 of NRS is not eligible for the issuance of a certificate of registration pursuant to this section.".

Amend the title of the bill, first line, by deleting:

"in skeleton form".