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AZ HB2120

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Neal Carter

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Rules1/21/2025
Regulatory Oversight1/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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