Landscape Board Asks Committee to Close Workers‑comp Gap, Add Contract Protections for Renters and CCB‑licensed Water‑feature Work

The Senate Committee on Labor and Business heard from the State Landscape Contractors Board on Senate Bill 8 65 on Feb. 11. The board proposed three statutory changes: clarify when a landscape contractor is considered an independent contractor for workers’ compensation purposes, add an explicit exception allowing Construction Contractors Board (CCB) licensees to install ornamental water features, and extend the three-business-day contract rescission right to renters and others who contract with landscape licensees.