New Jersey 2024-2025 Regular Session

New Jersey Senate Bill S764

Introduced
1/9/24  
Refer
1/9/24  
Chaptered
1/9/24  

Caption

Updates regulation home improvement and home elevation contractors and contractors' businesses.

Impact

The legislation is expected to standardize the licensing process for contractors, reinforcing consumer protection by ensuring that contractors adhere to specified guidelines and standards. Under the new structure, contractors must be licensed, with the bill delineating specific qualifications for both general contractors and those in specialized fields. The provisions of S764 also require that businesses employing contractors must have at least one licensed individual on staff, which could significantly influence business operations and compliance across the state’s home improvement sector.

Summary

S764, known as the 'Home Improvement and Home Elevation Contractor Licensing Act', seeks to update regulations pertaining to home improvement and home elevation contractors in New Jersey. It establishes a governing board that is responsible for overseeing licensed contractors and updating the process by which these contractors register and obtain licensure. Notably, the bill creates a new level of licensure for limited specialty services, aimed at allowing individuals to provide specialized home improvement services after meeting defined criteria, which may include passing examinations prescribed by the board.

Contention

Concerns may arise regarding the potential impact on local regulations, as the bill supersedes any municipal ordinance related to contractor licensure, which advocates for local governance might deem an overreach. Some stakeholders express worries that the centralization of licensing authority could limit local municipalities' abilities to craft regulations tailored to unique community needs. Additionally, enforcement aspects, such as penalties for false advertising and failure to comply with licensing requirements, elevate the accountability expectations for contractors but may also burden smaller operators in the industry.

Companion Bills

NJ A2138

Carry Over Establishes professional board to regulate home improvement and home elevation contractors and requires licensure for each type of contractor.

NJ S1890

Carry Over Updates regulation home improvement and home elevation contractors and contractors' businesses.

Previously Filed As

NJ S1890

Updates regulation home improvement and home elevation contractors and contractors' businesses.

NJ A2138

Establishes professional board to regulate home improvement and home elevation contractors and requires licensure for each type of contractor.

NJ AB559

Professions and vocations: contractors: home improvement contracts: prohibited business practices.

NJ A514

Requires registration of home restoration contractors.

NJ HB1348

Home Improvement Contractors - Disaster Mitigating Services - Regulation and Prohibition

NJ SB00182

An Act Concerning New Home Construction Contractors And Home Improvement Contractors.

NJ SB601

Professions and vocations: contractors: home improvement contracts: prohibited business practices: limitation of actions.

NJ A1551

Concerning the "Contractors' Registration Act."

NJ HB05376

An Act Concerning Home Improvement Contractors And Salespersons.

NJ SB610

Contractors: licensing and regulation.

Similar Bills

NJ S1890

Updates regulation home improvement and home elevation contractors and contractors' businesses.

NJ A2138

Establishes professional board to regulate home improvement and home elevation contractors and requires licensure for each type of contractor.

GA SB503

Residential and General Contractors; the general contractor license as a commercial general contractor license; rename

SC H4518

Residential home builders

OH SB125

Require licensure of commercial roofing contractors

OR HB2800

Relating to professional employer organizations under workers' compensation law; and prescribing an effective date.

OH HB129

Require licensure of commercial roofing contractors

LA SB122

Provides relative to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. (8/1/25)