SB268 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

High Interest

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Steve LivingstonSenator
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: The bill expands the Home Builders Licensure Board's reach, adds hearing cost collection, raises fines, and strengthens homeowner protections by lowering the project-cost threshold and tightening license discipline.
What This Bill Does
It raises the minimum project cost that brings a homebuilder under the board's jurisdiction from $10,000 to $1,000. It authorizes the board to collect costs related to disciplinary hearings and increases administrative fines for violations. It allows the board to set by rule the maximum payment from the Homeowners' Recovery Fund to an aggrieved homeowner and to revoke or refuse to issue a license if a licensee hasn't paid a judgment from that fund. It also revises definitions related to home builders and regulatory scope.

Who It Affects
Licensed residential home builders and licensees in Alabama – their regulatory scope expands to include smaller projects (as low as $1,000); they may face higher fines and possible license suspension or revocation for unpaid judgments, and could be charged hearing costs.
Homeowners and other consumers who hire builders – they gain enhanced enforcement against unlicensed work, potential access to the Homeowners' Recovery Fund with a rule-defined cap on payments, and the ability to file complaints that could lead to compensation or disciplinary action.

Key Provisions
Minimum project cost threshold raising from $10,000 to $1,000 for board jurisdiction over home builders.
Board authorized to collect costs related to disciplinary hearing actions.
Administrative fines for violations increased; up to $5,000 per violation.
Cap on Homeowners' Recovery Fund payments to aggrieved homeowners to be set by board rule.
Board may revoke or refuse to issue a license to a licensee who has not paid a judgment from the Homeowners' Recovery Fund.
Definitions revised to reflect expanded jurisdiction and regulatory authority.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Home Builders Licensure Board