HB 576

Abstract

Board for Contractors; required regulations and disclosures. Requires the Board for Contractors to adopt regulations requiring all Class A, B, and C residential contractors, excluding subcontractors to the contracting parties and those who engage in routine maintenance or service contracts, to use legible written contracts that include certain terms and conditions. The bill directs the Board to require a statement of protections be provided by the contractor to the homeowner, consumer, or buyer in transactions involving door-to-door solicitations or any residential rooftop solar installation. The bill requires the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to review by July 1, 2025, its licensing exam for alternative energy system contracting to ensure such exam includes questions related to the physical installation of alternative energy systems on preexisting structures. The bill also requires the Board for Contractors to create a disclosure form to be provided in any transaction involving a residential rooftop solar installation to include specific disclosures regarding the risks associated with residential rooftop solar installation. Finally, the bill requires the State Corporation Commission to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to develop recommendations for any additional consumer protections regarding the sale, lease, or installation of a solar energy facility with a generating capacity of 25 kilowatts or less and report the work group's recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by November 30, 2024. The bill is identical to SB 313 and has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.

Board for Contractors; required regulations and disclosures. Requires the Board for Contractors to adopt regulations requiring (i) all Class A, B, and C residential contractors to use legible written contracts and (ii) that in transactions involving door-to-door solicitations a statement of protections be provided by the contractor to the homeowner, consumer, or buyer. Under current law, the Board is authorized but not required to promulgate such regulations. The bill also requires the Board to promulgate regulations for certain disclosures in transactions involving certain solar facilities. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.

Board for Contractors; required regulationsand disclosures. Requires the Board for Contractors to adoptregulations requiring (i) all Class A, B, and C residential contractorsto use legible written contracts and (ii) that in transactions involvingdoor-to-door solicitations a statement of protections be providedby the contractor to the homeowner, consumer, or buyer. Under currentlaw, the Board is authorized but not required to promulgate suchregulations. The bill also requires the Board to promulgate regulationsfor certain disclosures in transactions involving alternative energysystem contracting.