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Senate panel approves bill letting contractors sue for unpaid work even if unlicensed
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 364 as amended, restoring an "equity" option and allowing contractors to seek damages for unpaid work even if not licensed, subject to existing contractor board fines and assessments.
Senate Bill 364, presented during the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, was adopted as amended and passed by voice vote.
The bill would allow a contractor to seek damages for unpaid work even if the contractor did not hold a current license, while preserving the contractor board's ability to assess fines. Senator Hester explained the bill and said an amendment offered by Senator Clark Tucker added back language allowing relief "in equity."
Committee members adopted an amendment, and the committee then voted the bill passed as amended by voice vote. No roll-call tally was recorded on the transcript.
The bill was described on the record as a rework of language previously considered by this committee; the sponsor said the change restores an equitable remedy in addition to statutory claims. No statutory section numbers were cited in the committee discussion.
The committee recorded no public testimony on the measure during the session.
