HB 335

Abstract

Creates the Residential Building General Contractor Act. Provides for the registration of residential building general contractors with the Department of Labor beginning January 1, 2010. Establishes the Residential Building General Contractor Board. Sets forth powers and duties of the Department and the Board, registration requirements, grounds for discipline, civil and criminal penalties for violation of the Act, and administrative procedure. Includes provisions concerning exemption from the Act and local building permits. Provides that the Act does not limit the power of a unit of local government from regulating or licensing the practice of residential building general contracting in a stricter manner. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date of January 1, 2020 for the new Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Residential Building Contractor Fund. Effective immediately.