A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow for certain exemptions for plumbing, heating, fire sprinkler, and electrical contractors.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  G.S. 87‑1.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 87‑1.1.  Exception for licensees under Article 2 or 4.
G.S. 87‑1 shall not apply to a licensee under Article 2 or 4 of this Chapter of the General Statutes, G.S. 87‑43 shall not apply to a licensee under Article 2 of this Chapter of the General Statutes, and G.S. 87‑21(a)(5) shall not apply to a licensee under Article 4 of this Chapter of the General Statutes when the licensee is bidding and contracting directly with the owner of a building project if all of the following apply:
(1)	A licensed general contractor performs all work that falls within the classifications in G.S. 87‑10(b) and the State Licensing Board of General Contractor's rules.
(2)	The total amount of the general contracting work so classified does not exceed a percentage of the total bid price pursuant to rules established by the Board.
(3)	A licensee with the appropriate license under Article 2 or Article 4 of this Chapter performs all work that falls within the classifications in Article 2 and Article 4 of this Chapter.
(4)	The total amount of the work that falls under either Article 2 or Article 4 of this Chapter does not exceed the percentage of the total bid price pursuant to rules established by the State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating, and Fire Sprinkler Contractors and the State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors."
SECTION 1.(b)  G.S. 87‑21 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(m)	The provisions of this Article shall not apply to a licensee under Article 4 of this Chapter, when the Article 4 licensee is bidding and contracting directly with the owner of a building project if all of the following apply:
(1)	A licensed contractor under Article 2 performs all work that falls within the classifications in G.S. 87‑21 and rules established by the State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating, and Fire Sprinkler Contractors.
(2)	The total amount of the work performed under G.S. 87‑21 does not exceed a percentage of the total bid price pursuant to rules established by the Board.
(3)	A licensee with the appropriate license under Article 4 of this Chapter performs all work that falls within the classification in Article 4 of this Chapter."
SECTION 1.(c)  G.S. 87‑43.1 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"§ 87‑43.1.  Exceptions.
The provisions of this Article shall not apply:
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(11)	To a licensee under Article 2 of this Chapter, when the Article 2 licensee is bidding and contracting directly with the owner of a building project if all of the following apply:
a.	A licensed contractor under Article 4 performs all work that falls within the classifications in Article 4 of this Chapter and rules established by the State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors.
b.	A licensee with the appropriate license under Article 2 of this Chapter performs all work that falls within the classification in Article 2 of this Chapter.
c.	The total amount of the work performed under Article 4 of this Chapter does not exceed a percentage of the total bid price pursuant to rules established by the Board."
SECTION 2.  The State Licensing Board for General Contractors; State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating, and Fire Sprinkler Contractors; and State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors may adopt temporary rules to implement the provisions of this act.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2021.