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CSLB backs several construction-related bills; takes neutral stance on mural exemption
Summary
At a quarterly Contractors State License Board meeting, members voted to support a package of bills addressing wage enforcement, licensure priorities and unlicensed practice and adopted positions ranging from support to neutral; extensive public comment continued on a separate mural-exemption bill.
The Contractors State License Board on a quarterly meeting discussed and took formal positions on multiple bills affecting contracting, worker protections and licensing procedures.
Board members voted to support AB 485, a bill requiring state agencies to deny or refuse license issuance or renewal where the labor commissioner finds an unsatisfied judgment related to unpaid wages; staff recommended support and the board’s roll call recorded multiple ayes and the motion passed. The board also supported AB 742, which would direct Department of Consumer Affairs programs (including CSLB) to prioritize applicants certified as descendants of American slavery once a certification bureau is established; staff recommended support and members moved to approve. The board approved a motion supporting AB 1002, which would enable CSLB to participate formally in unfair business practice actions (referred to in the meeting as “17 200 unfair business practice”) alongside the attorney general; staff and the registrar framed the bill as a way to give CSLB a role in…
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