Under existing law, the Home Builders Licensure Board licenses and regulates persons who engage in home building and private residential construction when the costs of a project exceed $10,000.
This bill would revise the minimum cost of a project that brings a homebuilder under the jurisdiction of the Home Builders Licensure Board from $10,000 to $1,000.
This bill would revise definitions.
This bill would authorize the board to collect costs relating to hearings for disciplinary actions.
This bill would increase administrative fines for a violation.
This bill would allow the cap on the payment amount to an aggrieved homeowner from the Homeowners' Recovery Fund when the homeowner is injured due to a violation committed by a licensee, to be set by rule.
This bill would also authorize the board to revoke the license or refuse to issue a new license to the licensee and certain other license holders when the licensee has not paid a judgment claim under the Homeowners' Recovery Fund.
Pending third reading on day 25 Favorable from County and Municipal Government
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 806
Livingston motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 805
Livingston Amendment Offered
Livingston motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Source: Alabama Legislature