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CSLB advances multiple 2025 legislative items, including progress-payment penalties and enforcement minimums
Summary
At its meeting the board voted to sponsor proposals to raise penalties for progress-payment violations, set minimum enforcement fines, limit CSLB liability on contractor cash deposits, and authorize Section 100 regulatory filings; most measures passed unanimously or with strong majorities.
The Contractors State License Board approved a package of legislative proposals and regulatory authorizations during its meeting, moving several enforcement and consumer-protection initiatives forward.
Progress-payment penalties: The board agreed to sponsor a proposal that would subject licensed or unlicensed individuals who violate progress-payment provisions to a $10,000 administrative fine when the violation causes financial injury greater than 10% of the contract price, and would allow potential license revocation for repeat or serious violations. Industry commenters warned the $10,000 penalty could be disproportionate in very small contracts: "Suppose the…
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