GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 602 2022 Regular Session Davis
CONTRACTORS: Provides relative to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for
Contractors
DIGEST
Present law, through Chapter 24 of Title 37 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950, governs state
law related to contracting and creates the La. State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC)
to oversee the occupation of contracting in this state.
Present law provides that the board shall oversee home improvement contracting and those
present law provisions related to home improvement contracting are designated within Part
II of Chapter 24.
Present law regulates the occupation of mold remediation and pertinent statutes are
designated as Chapter 24-A of Title 37 in present law.
Present law also delegates the board as the authority which regulates persons who perform
mold remediation in this state.
Proposed law reorganizes and consolidates present law provisions related to contracting,
home improvement contracting, and mold remediation.
Proposed law relocates the provisions of present law relative to home improvement
contracting and mold remediation, and incorporates them into the general provisions
regarding contracting and the duties and responsibilities of the LSLBC in Chapter 24 of
present law.
Proposed law deletes duplicative language in present law.
Proposed law deletes section numbers of present law and those provisions have been
redesignated in proposed law.
(Amends R.S. 37:2150.1(intro para) and (2)-(13), 2152(Section heading), 2153(A), (E), and
(F), and 2154-2165; adds R.S. 37:2150(14)-(18) and 2153(G); repeals R.S. 37:2152(C),
2166-2173, 2175.1-2175.6, and 2181-2192)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Commerce to the
original bill:
1. Make technical changes.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and International Affairs to the reengrossed bill
1. Removes residential construction from the list of specialty licenses.
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Prepared by Xavier Alexander.