HB 314: An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural and interior design services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date.
HB 314 status: Introduced — (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER (updated Aug 18, 2026).
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OfficialAn Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for ...
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Environment
Benefits
- Standards for safe water/sewage facility construction
Risks
- No direct environmental outcome identified
Economy
Benefits
- Modernizes public works project cost thresholds
- Provides clear regulatory framework for interior designers
Risks
- Potential increased administrative costs for practitioners
- Licensing requirements may create barriers to entry
Society
Benefits
- Professionalization of interior design services
Risks
- Occupational licensing can limit career mobility
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