Contractors; exemption from licensure for work providing remodeling, etc., valued at $25,000, etc.
Summary
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Contractors; exemption from licensure. Exempts from the "licensure requirements for contractors" any work undertaken by a person providing construction, remodeling, repair, improvement, removal, or demolition valued at $25,000 or less per project on behalf of a properly licensed contractor. Current law provides this exemption to such work valued at $5,000 or less per project.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 7, 2022
Signed Apr 7, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2022
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Jan 24, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Apr 7, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 149 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (58-Y 40-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB121E
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0-1)
senate
Jan 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 7, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101399D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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