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Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 431

Air-conditioning and Mechanical Contractors
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Albert
FILED BY
Jon Albert — District 48, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Rules

Filed under Occupational.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Air-conditioning and Mechanical Contractors; Revises definitions of terms "class A air-conditioning contractor" & "mechanical contractor" to include additional services that such contractors may perform.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Authorizes AC and mechanical contractors to repair existing pool heaters.

Adds swimming-pool package heater replacement and repair to the licensed scope of work for Class A air-conditioning contractors and mechanical contractors, letting them reconnect a replacement heater to a pool's existing piping.

Limits that new authority to like-for-like replacement: the new heater must match the make and model being replaced, and contractors may not alter the pool's hydraulic system, add bypass valves, install new plumbing, or reroute pipes.

Reorganizes both license definitions' lists of authorized tasks into numbered subparagraphs and ties the existing incidental-excavation allowance explicitly to that numbered list, without changing what excavation work is covered.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 New authority to replace and repair existing pool heaters majors. 489.105

AIClass A air-conditioning contractors and mechanical contractors may now replace or repair an existing swimming pool's package heater and connect the replacement unit to the pool's existing piping, work not previously listed in either license definition.

“Replace and repair existing package pool heaters and connect replacement package pool heaters to existing pool piping” bill text, line 59 →
§ 2 Pool heater work limited to same make and model moderates. 489.105

AIThe new authority only covers a like-for-like swap: contractors may not use it to alter the pool's hydraulic system, add bypass valves, install new plumbing, reroute pipes, or otherwise change the pool's circulation system beyond disconnecting and reconnecting the unit.

“does not include alterations to the pool's hydraulic system, the addition of bypass valves, the installation of new plumbing” bill text, line 66 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Rules
2/26/2026
Received
2/26/2026
Referred to Rules
2/25/2026
In Messages
2/25/2026
Passed; YEAS 97, NAYS 16
2/25/2026
Read 3rd time
2/25/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/25/2026
Read 2nd time
2/19/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2/18/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/18/2026
Bill released to House Calendar
2/18/2026
Reported out of Commerce Committee
2/18/2026
Favorable by Commerce Committee
2/16/2026
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
1/15/2026
Now in Commerce Committee
1/15/2026
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
1/14/2026
Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2026
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
12/4/2025
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
11/24/2025
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
11/24/2025
Referred to Commerce Committee
11/24/2025
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
11/14/2025
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 489.105
+268 / −50
STAFF ANALYSES