HB341 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve McMillan

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Home Builders Licensure Board, authorized to collect hearing costs, increase fines for violations, and revoke certain licenses, Secs. 34-14A-1 to 34-14A-8, inclusive, 34-14A-14, 34-14A-15 am'd.

Summary

HB341 would expand Home Builders Licensure Board oversight to smaller projects and strengthen enforcement and homeowner recovery provisions.

What This Bill Does

It lowers the project size that falls under the Board's jurisdiction from $10,000 to $1,000, bringing more builders under licensing. It authorizes the Board to collect hearing costs and to increase fines for violations, and it allows license suspension or revocation if a licensee has not paid a judgment from the Homeowners' Recovery Fund. It lets the cap on Recovery Fund payments be set by rule and requires licensees to contribute to the Recovery Fund through annual fees. It also revises definitions to support these changes.

Who It Affects

• Residential home builders and remodelers who work on projects as small as $1,000 would become subject to Board licensing, fees, and disciplinary rules, with potential fines and license actions for violations or unpaid judgments.
• Homeowners who seek funds from the Recovery Fund would be affected by caps on payments set by rule and by the possibility that a licensee's license could be revoked if the licensee doesn't repay judgments funded by the Recovery Fund.

Key Provisions

• Lower the minimum project cost under which a home builder must be licensed from $10,000 to $1,000.
• Authorize the Board to collect costs of disciplinary hearings.
• Increase administrative fines for violations of the chapter or board rules, up to $5,000 per violation.
• Allow the cap on payments from the Homeowners' Recovery Fund to be set by rule, including per-licensee and per-transaction limits.
• Authorize the Board to revoke a license or refuse to issue a new license when a licensee has not paid a judgment from the Recovery Fund.
• Require annual license fees and Recovery Fund contributions (up to $60 per year per licensee); establish and manage the Recovery Fund with funds deposited to the State Treasury; funds used to pay claims and defend or settle them.

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Subjects

Home Builders Licensure Board