HB538 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mack N. Butler Representative

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Allen FarleyPatricia Todd

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Contractors and subcontractors, provide further for compliance of subcontractors with licensing requirements, Secs. 34-8-6, 34-8-7 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, if the current license number of a contractor is submitted with a bid, the owner, architect, engineer, construction manager, or awarding authority considering the bid is relieved of any liability under the licensing statute for general contractors.

This bill would specify that the same limitation of liability of a general contractor or subcontractor, or both, would apply if the current license number of a subcontractor is submitted with a bid.

Under existing law, a subcontractor is required to be licensed by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors if the subcontractor performs work under a general contractor or another subcontractor and the costs of the undertaking exceeds $50,000. Existing law provides that a subcontractor is not required to be licensed at the time a project is bid.

This bill would delete the above exception applicable to subcontractors.

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Subjects

Contractors