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Senate sponsor seeks licensing changes to register subcontractors, add relief for defrauded consumers; restitution provision pulled for rework
Summary
Senate Bill 342 would register certain subcontractors (not license them) on projects over $50,000, permit optional surety bonds in lieu of financial statements, expand tools to address elder‑targeted scams and reclassify some unlicensed commercial work; the committee discussed and asked sponsors to remove or revise a proposed restitution authority before returning the bill.
Senate Bill 342, presented by Senator John Cooper with details from Greg Crowe of the contractors licensing board, would change several aspects of contractor licensing and enforcement.
The bill would register (rather than license) subcontractors who perform work exceeding $50,000 on a project while maintaining a $10,000 tax bond and requiring workers' compensation where applicable. The change is intended to ease compliance for certain subcontractors…
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