HLS 19RS-608 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 78
BY REPRESENTATIVE CARMODY
CONTRACTORS: Provides for the remission of a contractor's license renewal fee for the
benefit of public construction education programs
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2156(C)(3)(a), relative to contractors; to mandate the
3 remission of a contractor's license renewal fee; to provide for the allocation of the
4 fee to benefit construction education; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 37:2156(C)(3)(a) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7follows:
8 ยง2156. Unexpired licenses; fees; renewals
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10 (3)(a) The board shall assess on each license renewal issued to a contractor
11 an additional fee of one hundred dollars per year to be dedicated and allocated as
12 provided in this Paragraph to any public university in this state or any community
13 college school of construction management or construction technology in this state
14 that is accredited by either the American Council for Construction Education or the
15 Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The board shall include on
16 each license renewal form issued to a contractor an optional election whereby the
17 contractor may choose to not participate in the remission of the additional one
18 hundred dollar dedication fee.
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are additions. HLS 19RS-608 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 78
DIGEST
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 78 Original 2019 Regular Session Carmody
Abstract: Requires contractors to pay a license renewal fee for the benefit of construction
education programs.
Present law requires that a fee of $100 be assessed upon contractor license renewals and
provides an option for a contractor to choose not to remit the fee.
Present law provides that the fee shall be dedicated to a Louisiana public university or
community college school of construction management or construction technology that is
accredited by either the American Council for Construction Education or the Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology. Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law removes the provision in present law that would allow a contractor to opt-out
of paying the fee.
(Amends R.S. 37:2156(C)(3)(a))
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