S.R. No. 213 - Summary

• Requests the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Contractors License Board ensure at least two board members are licensed Specialty Contractors with expertise in structural contracting trades (carpentry framing, masonry, ornamental work, pile driving, post tensioning, reinforcing steel, or structural welding).

• Requires these two members hold licenses that were not automatically issued as part of a General Engineering Contractor or General Building Contractor license.

• Directs the agencies to consider establishing an advisory committee focused on structural contracting issues and to review whether automatic issuance of specialty licenses without examination or fees adequately protects public health and safety.

• Requires submission of a report with findings and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 2024 Regular Session convening.

• Cites concerns that General Engineering and General Building Contractor licenses automatically include eight specialty classifications affecting structural integrity without requiring additional examination, while Specialty Contractors must qualify for nearly one hundred different subclassifications.