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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2486
Author: Baker (R), et al.
Amended: 4/25/16 in Assembly
Vote: 21
SENATE BUS., PROF. & ECON. DEV. COMMITTEE: 9-0, 6/20/16
AYES: Hill, Bates, Block, Gaines, Galgiani, Hernandez,
Jackson, Mendoza, Wieckowski
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 7-0, 8/1/16
AYES: Lara, Bates, Beall, Hill, McGuire, Mendoza, Nielsen
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 67-0, 5/27/16 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT: Contractors State License Board: license search by
location
SOURCE: Associated Builders and Contractors of California
DIGEST: This bill requires the Contractors State License Board,
by January 1, 2019, to update its Web site to allow consumers to
search for a licensed contractor by zip code or geographic
locator.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
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1) Creates the Contractors State License Board (CSLB), within
the Department of Consumer Affairs, and provides that the
protection of the public shall be its highest priority in
exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary
functions. (Business and Professions Code (BPC) § 7000;
7000.1)
2) Requires the CSLB to investigate complaints and enforce the
provisions of the Contractors State License law, prohibit all
forms of unlicensed activity, and enforce the obligation to
secure the payment of valid and current workers' compensation
insurance in accordance with Section 3700.5 of the Labor
Code. (BPC § 7011.4, 7011.7)
3) Defines "contractor" to include any person , consultant to an
owner-builder, firm, association, organization, partnership,
business, trust, corporation, or company, who or which
undertakes, offers to undertake, purports to have the
capacity to undertake, or submits a bid to construct any
building or home improvement project, or part thereof. (BPC
§ 7026.1(a)(2)(A)))
This bill requires the Contractors' State License Board, by
January 1, 2019, to update its Web site to allow consumers to
search for a licensed contractor by zip code or geographic
locator.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
According to the Senate Appropriations analysis dated on August
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1, 2016, this bill will incur "one-time costs of $90,000 to
$100,000 to perform the required upgrades to the Board's IT
systems and website to allow geographic searching for licensed
contractors (Contractors License Fund). Depending on the
internal IT workload at the Board, the Board would either use
its existing staff or contract out to make the necessary changes
to meet the requirements of the bill."
SUPPORT: (Verified8/2/16)
Associated Builders and Contractors of California (source)
California Landscape Contractors Association
Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange
The California Pool and Spa Association
The Contractors State License Board
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/2/16)
None received
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: The Associated Builders and
Contractors of California (Sponsor) underscore that, "More and
more, Californians are asking for tools that help them find
local sources for a variety of services in order to support
their local communities. AB 2486 addresses that need by adding
in a new tool for consumers to use to find local licensed
contractors."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 67-0, 5/27/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker,
Bigelow, Bonilla, Bonta, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau,
Chávez, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Eggman,
Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Gatto,
Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Harper, Roger
Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder,
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Lopez, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin,
Nazarian, Obernolte, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas,
Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond,
Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bloom, Brough, Brown, Chiu, Dodd, Eduardo
Garcia, Grove, Hadley, Jones-Sawyer, Low, Melendez, O'Donnell,
Ting
Prepared by:Mark Mendoza / B., P. & E.D. / (916) 651-4104
8/8/16 10:23:14
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