House Bill 489 Summary

• General contractor licensing fees established: examination fee capped at $100, plus $125 for unlimited license, $100 for intermediate license (projects up to $1M), or $75 for limited license (projects up to $500K), effective January 1, 2022.

• Continuing education requirements for contractors modified to allow up to four hours of elective course credits to carry forward annually, with mandatory course training for providers, and Internet-based e-learning options permitted effective January 1, 2022.

• Building Code Council must conduct independent cost-benefit analyses when revising building codes rather than relying solely on proponent-submitted analyses.

• Sprinkler systems not required in one- or two-family dwellings with fewer than 100 units on a single fire apparatus access road with access from one direction.

• Erosion and sedimentation control simplified for single-family residential lots under one acre with reduced documentation requirements, fees capped at $100 per lot, and responsibility transfers to new owner upon property conveyance.