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AZ HB2120
Bill
Status
1/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Neal Carter
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AI Summary
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Increases the threshold for contractor licensing exemptions from $1,000 to $3,500 for small projects, materialmen, retailers, and casual minor work across Arizona Revised Statutes sections 32-1121, 32-1123, and 32-1158.
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Excludes certain electrical fixtures and appliances from the price threshold calculations if they are manufacturer-designed, unaltered, pluggable into standard outlets, and do not require natural gas, propane, or other fuel connections.
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Requires unlicensed contractors bidding on projects worth more than $3,500 to receive written warning if aggregate project value is between $3,500 and $20,000 (previously $1,000 to $20,000), with license denial for one year applicable to higher-value bids.
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Increases contract documentation requirements threshold from $1,000 to $3,500, requiring written contracts containing specific terms, owner disclosures, and contractor license information for projects exceeding the new amount.
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Adds new subsection E to section 32-1121 permitting joint ventures and combinations to operate without separate contractor licenses if at least one member holds a valid license and each acting member performs work within their licensed scope.
Legislative Description
Handymen; contractor's license; exemption
Contractors
Last Action
House read second time
1/22/2025