CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1874Introduced by Assembly Member SmithFebruary 08, 2022 An act to amend Section 7027.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to contractors. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1874, as introduced, Smith. Contractors: unlicensed work.Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, establishes the Contractors State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of contractors.Existing law authorizes a person who is not licensed as a contractor to advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by existing law only if the aggregate contract price for labor, material, and all other items on a project or undertaking is less than $500, and the person states in the advertisement that they are not a licensed contractor. This bill would, instead, authorize a person who is not licensed as a contractor to advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by existing law if the aggregate contract price for labor is less than $500, and the person states in the advertisement that they are not a licensed contractor.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 7027.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7027.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter may advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by this chapter only if the aggregate contract price for labor, material, and all other items on a project or undertaking labor is less than five hundred dollars ($500), and he or she the person states in the advertisement that he or she is they are not licensed under this chapter.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1874Introduced by Assembly Member SmithFebruary 08, 2022 An act to amend Section 7027.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to contractors. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1874, as introduced, Smith. Contractors: unlicensed work.Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, establishes the Contractors State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of contractors.Existing law authorizes a person who is not licensed as a contractor to advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by existing law only if the aggregate contract price for labor, material, and all other items on a project or undertaking is less than $500, and the person states in the advertisement that they are not a licensed contractor. This bill would, instead, authorize a person who is not licensed as a contractor to advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by existing law if the aggregate contract price for labor is less than $500, and the person states in the advertisement that they are not a licensed contractor.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1874
Introduced by Assembly Member SmithFebruary 08, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Smith
February 08, 2022
An act to amend Section 7027.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to contractors.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1874, as introduced, Smith. Contractors: unlicensed work.
Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, establishes the Contractors State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of contractors.Existing law authorizes a person who is not licensed as a contractor to advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by existing law only if the aggregate contract price for labor, material, and all other items on a project or undertaking is less than $500, and the person states in the advertisement that they are not a licensed contractor. This bill would, instead, authorize a person who is not licensed as a contractor to advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by existing law if the aggregate contract price for labor is less than $500, and the person states in the advertisement that they are not a licensed contractor.
Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, establishes the Contractors State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of contractors.
Existing law authorizes a person who is not licensed as a contractor to advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by existing law only if the aggregate contract price for labor, material, and all other items on a project or undertaking is less than $500, and the person states in the advertisement that they are not a licensed contractor.
This bill would, instead, authorize a person who is not licensed as a contractor to advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by existing law if the aggregate contract price for labor is less than $500, and the person states in the advertisement that they are not a licensed contractor.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7027.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7027.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter may advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by this chapter only if the aggregate contract price for labor, material, and all other items on a project or undertaking labor is less than five hundred dollars ($500), and he or she the person states in the advertisement that he or she is they are not licensed under this chapter.
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 7027.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7027.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter may advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by this chapter only if the aggregate contract price for labor, material, and all other items on a project or undertaking labor is less than five hundred dollars ($500), and he or she the person states in the advertisement that he or she is they are not licensed under this chapter.
SECTION 1. Section 7027.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
7027.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter may advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by this chapter only if the aggregate contract price for labor, material, and all other items on a project or undertaking labor is less than five hundred dollars ($500), and he or she the person states in the advertisement that he or she is they are not licensed under this chapter.
7027.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter may advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by this chapter only if the aggregate contract price for labor, material, and all other items on a project or undertaking labor is less than five hundred dollars ($500), and he or she the person states in the advertisement that he or she is they are not licensed under this chapter.
7027.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter may advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by this chapter only if the aggregate contract price for labor, material, and all other items on a project or undertaking labor is less than five hundred dollars ($500), and he or she the person states in the advertisement that he or she is they are not licensed under this chapter.
7027.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter may advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by this chapter only if the aggregate contract price for labor, material, and all other items on a project or undertaking labor is less than five hundred dollars ($500), and he or she the person states in the advertisement that he or she is they are not licensed under this chapter.