Amended IN Senate July 17, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 26, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 996Introduced by Assembly Members Cunningham and BroughFebruary 16, 2017 An act to add Section 7018.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to contractors. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 996, as amended, Cunningham. Contractors Licensing Board Web site: search function for workers workers compensation claims.Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, requires the Contractors State License Board, on or before January 1, 2019, to adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers to search for a licensed contractor either by ZIP Code or geographic location.This bill would require the Contractors State License Board, on or before January 1, 2020, to adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers and licensees to monitor the status and progress of a successfully filed workers compensation certification that is pending before the board, as specified.Existing law requires a contractor to comply with specified documentation of workers compensation insurance coverage as a condition precedent to receiving or maintaining the contractors license.This bill would state that these provisions do not change the requirements for workers compensation documentation.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7018.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:7018.5. On or before January 1, 2020, the board shall adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers and licensees to do all of the following:(a) Monitor the status and progress of a successfully filed workers compensation certification being reviewed by the board, including a visual tool that provides the date the application was filed, the status of each of the components of the certification that have been filed, and that shows that the review is being reviewed and shown as pending until the final disposition has been approved by the registrar.(b) View the daily record of the average time elapsed from the time the board receives the certification until a final disposition has been approved by the registrar.(c) This section does not change the requirements set forth in Section 7125. Amended IN Senate July 17, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 26, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 996Introduced by Assembly Members Cunningham and BroughFebruary 16, 2017 An act to add Section 7018.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to contractors. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 996, as amended, Cunningham. Contractors Licensing Board Web site: search function for workers workers compensation claims.Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, requires the Contractors State License Board, on or before January 1, 2019, to adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers to search for a licensed contractor either by ZIP Code or geographic location.This bill would require the Contractors State License Board, on or before January 1, 2020, to adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers and licensees to monitor the status and progress of a successfully filed workers compensation certification that is pending before the board, as specified.Existing law requires a contractor to comply with specified documentation of workers compensation insurance coverage as a condition precedent to receiving or maintaining the contractors license.This bill would state that these provisions do not change the requirements for workers compensation documentation.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Amended IN Senate July 17, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 26, 2017 Amended IN Senate July 17, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 26, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 996 Introduced by Assembly Members Cunningham and BroughFebruary 16, 2017 Introduced by Assembly Members Cunningham and Brough February 16, 2017 An act to add Section 7018.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to contractors. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 996, as amended, Cunningham. Contractors Licensing Board Web site: search function for workers workers compensation claims. Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, requires the Contractors State License Board, on or before January 1, 2019, to adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers to search for a licensed contractor either by ZIP Code or geographic location.This bill would require the Contractors State License Board, on or before January 1, 2020, to adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers and licensees to monitor the status and progress of a successfully filed workers compensation certification that is pending before the board, as specified.Existing law requires a contractor to comply with specified documentation of workers compensation insurance coverage as a condition precedent to receiving or maintaining the contractors license.This bill would state that these provisions do not change the requirements for workers compensation documentation. Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, requires the Contractors State License Board, on or before January 1, 2019, to adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers to search for a licensed contractor either by ZIP Code or geographic location. This bill would require the Contractors State License Board, on or before January 1, 2020, to adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers and licensees to monitor the status and progress of a successfully filed workers compensation certification that is pending before the board, as specified. Existing law requires a contractor to comply with specified documentation of workers compensation insurance coverage as a condition precedent to receiving or maintaining the contractors license. This bill would state that these provisions do not change the requirements for workers compensation documentation. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7018.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:7018.5. On or before January 1, 2020, the board shall adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers and licensees to do all of the following:(a) Monitor the status and progress of a successfully filed workers compensation certification being reviewed by the board, including a visual tool that provides the date the application was filed, the status of each of the components of the certification that have been filed, and that shows that the review is being reviewed and shown as pending until the final disposition has been approved by the registrar.(b) View the daily record of the average time elapsed from the time the board receives the certification until a final disposition has been approved by the registrar.(c) This section does not change the requirements set forth in Section 7125. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 7018.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:7018.5. On or before January 1, 2020, the board shall adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers and licensees to do all of the following:(a) Monitor the status and progress of a successfully filed workers compensation certification being reviewed by the board, including a visual tool that provides the date the application was filed, the status of each of the components of the certification that have been filed, and that shows that the review is being reviewed and shown as pending until the final disposition has been approved by the registrar.(b) View the daily record of the average time elapsed from the time the board receives the certification until a final disposition has been approved by the registrar.(c) This section does not change the requirements set forth in Section 7125. SECTION 1. Section 7018.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 7018.5. On or before January 1, 2020, the board shall adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers and licensees to do all of the following:(a) Monitor the status and progress of a successfully filed workers compensation certification being reviewed by the board, including a visual tool that provides the date the application was filed, the status of each of the components of the certification that have been filed, and that shows that the review is being reviewed and shown as pending until the final disposition has been approved by the registrar.(b) View the daily record of the average time elapsed from the time the board receives the certification until a final disposition has been approved by the registrar.(c) This section does not change the requirements set forth in Section 7125. 7018.5. On or before January 1, 2020, the board shall adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers and licensees to do all of the following:(a) Monitor the status and progress of a successfully filed workers compensation certification being reviewed by the board, including a visual tool that provides the date the application was filed, the status of each of the components of the certification that have been filed, and that shows that the review is being reviewed and shown as pending until the final disposition has been approved by the registrar.(b) View the daily record of the average time elapsed from the time the board receives the certification until a final disposition has been approved by the registrar.(c) This section does not change the requirements set forth in Section 7125. 7018.5. On or before January 1, 2020, the board shall adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers and licensees to do all of the following:(a) Monitor the status and progress of a successfully filed workers compensation certification being reviewed by the board, including a visual tool that provides the date the application was filed, the status of each of the components of the certification that have been filed, and that shows that the review is being reviewed and shown as pending until the final disposition has been approved by the registrar.(b) View the daily record of the average time elapsed from the time the board receives the certification until a final disposition has been approved by the registrar.(c) This section does not change the requirements set forth in Section 7125. 7018.5. On or before January 1, 2020, the board shall adopt an enhancement to the current contractor license check search function on its Internet Web site to permit consumers and licensees to do all of the following: (a) Monitor the status and progress of a successfully filed workers compensation certification being reviewed by the board, including a visual tool that provides the date the application was filed, the status of each of the components of the certification that have been filed, and that shows that the review is being reviewed and shown as pending until the final disposition has been approved by the registrar. (b) View the daily record of the average time elapsed from the time the board receives the certification until a final disposition has been approved by the registrar. (c) This section does not change the requirements set forth in Section 7125.