Introduced
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To authorize penalties for operating as a residential builder or maintenance and alteration contractor without a license of up to one year in prison and a $25,000 fine for a first offense, two years for a second offense, and four years for a third offense, plus forfeiture of assets. The bill also authorizes the Attorney General and the state Department of Labor and Economic Growth to bring action against an unlicensed builder, and makes other changes to this licensure law.
Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Regulatory Reform
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To establish a new date on which the bill will go into effect if passed.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To make the penalties for a third or subsequent offence the same as for a second offence, and authorize stricter penalties for a violation that results in the death or serious injury of another.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 100 to 5 (details)
To authorize penalties for operating as a residential builder or maintenance and alteration contractor without a license of up to one year in prison and a $25,000 fine for a first offense, two years for a second offense, and four years for a third offense, plus forfeiture of assets. The bill also authorizes the Attorney General and the state Department of Labor and Economic Growth to bring action against an unlicensed builder, and makes other changes to this licensure law.
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.