SB268 Alabama 2017 Session
Bill Summary
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
Relating to the Home Builders Licensure Board; to amend Sections 34-14A-1 to 34-14A-8, inclusive, 34-14A-14, and 34-14A-15 of the Code of Alabama 1975; to 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; to revise definitions; to authorize the board to collect costs relating to hearings for disciplinary actions; to increase administrative fines for a violation; to 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; and to 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.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2017 | H | Pending third reading on day 25 Favorable from County and Municipal Government |
| May 4, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 2, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Engrossed |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 806 |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Livingston motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 805 |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Livingston Amendment Offered |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Livingston motion to Table adopted Voice Vote |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Amendment Offered |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| March 2, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 4, 2017 | Room 123 at 08:30 | House C&MG Hearing |
| Hearing | April 19, 2017 | Room 727 ** Bill Added ** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 19, 2017 | Room 727 at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 12, 2017 | Room 727 ** Cancelled ** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 12, 2017 | Room 727 ** Bills Added ** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 5, 2017 | Room 727 ** Revised** Bill Added and Bill Remove ** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 5, 2017 | Room 727 ** Revised Bill Added ** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 5, 2017 | Room 727 at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB268 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development first Amendment Offered |