HB 5151 Summary

• Requires licensed contractors and businesses performing work on private residences to include specific information on invoices when work is complete, including contractor signature, license number, work description, labor and material costs, dates performed, and names/license numbers of all workers (effective July 1, 2022).

• Allows electricians and plumbers to complete continuing education requirements through online platforms with real-time video and instructor interaction, in addition to in-person training (effective July 1, 2022).

• Prohibits non-family members who are agents, officers, or employees of homemaker-companion agencies from serving as power of attorney for clients receiving their services, with exemptions available for good cause (effective upon passage).

• Establishes that covenants not to compete are void and unenforceable for individuals providing companion, homemaker, or home health services statewide (effective upon passage).

• Modernizes food establishment regulations by eliminating separate licensing for food warehouses, streamlining definitions for bakeries and food manufacturing establishments, and removing zoning certificate requirements when proposed use conforms to existing zoning (effective July 1, 2022).