Amended in Assembly April 25, 2016

Amended in Assembly March 28, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2486

Introduced by Assembly Member Baker

(Coauthor: Assembly Member Bonilla)

February 19, 2016

An act to add Section 7018 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to contractors.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2486, as amended, Baker. Contractors’ State License Board: license search by location.

The Contractors’ State License Law provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors’ State License Board, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires the board to appoint a registrar and requires the registrar, as specified, to publish a list of the names and addresses of contractors registered under that law.

This bill begin delete would authorize the board, when funds are available or during a scheduled update of the board’s Internet Web site, end delete begin insert would require the board, prior to January 1, 2019, end insert to add an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function that would permit consumers to search for a licensed contractor by either ZIP Code or geographic location.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 7018 is added to the Business and
Professions Code, to read:

7018.  

begin delete The board may, when funds are available or during a
scheduled update of the board’s Internet Web site, end delete begin insert Prior to January
1, 2019, the board shall end insert add an enhancement to the current
contractor license check search function that permits consumers
to search for a licensed contractor by either ZIP Code or geographic
location.