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CSLB outlines steps to implement newly enacted laws and backs two staff legislative proposals
Summary
The board reviewed implementation plans for several 2025 laws (including AB 521, AB 1327, SB 291, SB 779, SB 456, SB 517) and voted to direct staff to pursue two proposals — a debris‑removal certification for disasters and clarifying license-number reissuance — and to submit four non‑substantive statutory updates for the 2026 omnibus bill.
At its Dec. 10 meeting, the Contractors State License Board reviewed staff implementation plans for multiple laws signed in 2025 and voted to advance a pair of staff-drafted legislative proposals for next year.
Staff summarized implementation steps for AB 521 (effective Jan. 1, 2026), which limits CSLB liability for attorney fees and civil claims tied to contractor cash deposits filed in lieu of a license bond, and AB 1327 (effective Jan. 1, 2026), which requires home‑improvement contracts to include contractor email addresses and permits cancellation by email. Chief May described outreach and procedural updates, including…
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