S.B. No. 142 Summary

• Establishes a new "residential only license" category for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning; refrigeration; electrical; plumbing; and hydronics contractors, in addition to existing "universal licenses" for commercial and residential work.

• Reduces the required work experience for residential-only contractor licensure from five years to three years as a tradesperson for a licensed contractor.

• Reduces continuing education requirements from ten hours per year to four hours per year in specific course requirements, with a maximum of ten total hours annually.

• Allows contractors licensed prior to the bill's effective date to continue residential construction work without a license for six months, and permits streamlined licensing (without examination) for those who apply within six months and meet experience or prior registration requirements.

• Modifies municipal and county licensing regulations to prevent duplicate requirements for contractors holding state licenses and clarifies that direct labor subcontractors performing residential construction do not require licensing.