Resolve, Directing the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation To Study a Voluntary Licensing System for General Contractors for Home Improvement and Construction

Sec. 1. Voluntary licensing system for general contractors for home improvement and construction. Resolved: That the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, in conjunction with the Department of Labor, shall study the development of a voluntary licensing system for general contractors for home improvement and construction. The study must address costs of the voluntary licensing system, state agency resources, system implementation and the potential impact on the construction industry.

Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation shall submit a report on the study conducted under section 1, including suggested legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business by December 4, 2019. The committee is authorized to submit a bill based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.

SUMMARY

This resolve directs the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, in conjunction with the Department of Labor, to study the development of a voluntary licensing system for general contractors for home improvement and construction. The department is required to submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business by December 4, 2019, and the committee is authorized to submit a bill based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.