House Bill 224

Chair's Name: Roger Williams

Committee: Regulated Industries

House Sponsor: Mark Burkhalter

HB 224 increases the membership on the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors from 14 to 15 members. The additional member will be added to the residential contractor division and must be a residential contractor. So as not to affect the other appointees now serving on the board, language regarding length of terms and effective dates was also added.

This bill received a Do Pass recommendation from the Regulated Industries Committee and comes to the House Floor under the Open Rule. 

Chairman Williams� opinion of this legislation:

WHAT PROBLEM/OPPORTUNITY DOES THIS LEGISLATION ADDRESS?

This legislation adds one residential member to the Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors in order to represent some high volume homebuilders.

WHAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS LEGISLATION?

Since the residential members of the Board are smaller homebuilders, there are some high volume nationwide homebuilders that are not represented on the Board.

THIS LEGISLATION:

�         Passed the House last session by a vote of 139 to 0