Proposed Interior Design Practice Act

A proposal to license the practice of interior design will be submitted again to the Minnesota Legislature. The main purpose of the legislation is to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of people in public spaces.

Read a Summary of Proposed Interior Design Practice Act Legislation

Read midlac's Top Ten Reasons to License Interior Design

Quick Facts about the Proposed Interior Design Practice Act

Currently a hearing has not been set for the Interior Design Practice Act. It is important that we have a voice and the opportunity to be heard.

Please take the time to write a letter to your representatives today! The Interior Design Practice Act is Senate File 799 and House File 991. You may reference these file numbers in your correspondence.

Existing Title Act

Minnesota currently has a Title Act, passed in 1992, protecting the title “Certified Interior Designer” in our state. Designers cannot call themselves CIDs without being certified by the state, but the title act does NOT preclude anyone from practicing interior design, so therefore does not protect the public. Interior Designers must have a minimum of six years education and experience, and have passed the NCIDQ exam to become a CID. The Title Act identifies to the public those interior designers who have voluntarily met the minimum standards for professional practice in the design of public spaces and to legally recognize them in Minnesota. On the contrary, a Practice Act requires that anyone practicing licensed interior design, as described in the statutory requirements, must be licensed.

Coalition Name:           

Minnesota Chapter ASID and IIDA Northland Chapter have been meeting jointly since February 2003 to enact a Practice Act in Minnesota.  The two organizations have formed a joint political action committee to oversee the effort to secure practice act licensing for the industry.

The coalition name is the Minnesota Interior Design Legislative Action Committee (MIDLAC)

Contact:

Rochelle Maresh, CID, IIDA, LEED A.P.
Northland Chapter
Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs
rmaresh@bwbr.com
651-290-1909 phone
651-222-8961 fax

Lobbyist:

Marnie S Moore Lindman
Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.
1500 Wells Fargo Plaza
7900 Xerxes Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55431
952-896-3377 phone
952-896-3322 fax

See a map of Interior Design Registration Laws in North America.