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CSLB staff recommends ‘support if amended’ for SB 517 to require subcontractor disclosure in home improvement contracts
Summary
The Contractors State License Board legislative committee discussed SB 517, a bill that would require home improvement contracts to list subcontractors performing more than 50% of a job and recommended staff pursue a "support if amended" position.
The Contractors State License Board legislative committee discussed SB 517, a bill pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee that would require every home improvement contract to include the name and contact information of any subcontractor who performs more than 50% of the total estimated project cost.
Staff recommended a “support if amended” position and proposed amendments to the author’s office to make the prime contractor explicitly responsible for subcontractor work and to require the subcontractor’s license number and classification be included in contracts. Registrar Dave Folk said the change would improve consumer protection and enforcement by making it clearer when homeowners contract with a licensed party and by preserving evidence needed to prove financial injury.
“Prime contracto…
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