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Senate committee advances contractors' fairness bill after debate over burden and consumer protections
Summary
SB 342 would allow contractors to recover payment for work performed while licensed even if their license lapsed for part of a project; proponents said it prevents disproportionate financial penalties for small contractors, while the chair raised concerns about consumer remedies and litigation implications. The committee voted 9-0 to send the bill to Judiciary.
Sen. Umberg presented SB 342, the Contractors Licensure Fairness Act, as a measure to allow proportional recovery for contractors when a license lapses for part of a project. He said the bill would let a contractor recover payment for work performed while properly licensed, while preserving the prohibition on collecting for periods when the contractor was unlicensed.
“Contractors will be able to recover payment for work completed while licensed, even if they were unlicensed for part of the project,” Umberg…
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