Senate File 273 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON LABOR
                                           AND BUSINESS RELATIONS

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1156)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to registration of construction contractors.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 1415SV 82
  4 ak/gg/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 91C.4, Code 2007, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    91C.4  FEES.
  1  4    The labor commissioner shall prescribe the fee for
  1  5 registration, which fee shall not exceed twenty=five
  1  6 seventy=five dollars for in=state registrations every two
  1  7 years and one hundred fifty dollars for out=of=state
  1  8 registrations every two years.  All fees collected shall be
  1  9 deposited in the general fund of the state.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  Section 91C.5, Code 2007, is amended to read as
  1 11 follows:
  1 12    91C.5  PUBLIC REGISTRATION NUMBER == RECORDS.
  1 13    The labor commissioner shall issue to each registered
  1 14 contractor an identifying public registration number and shall
  1 15 compile records showing the names and public registration
  1 16 numbers of all contractors registered in the state.  These
  1 17 records and the complete registration information provided by
  1 18 each contractor are public records and the, except that the
  1 19 labor commissioner shall not disclose social security, federal
  1 20 identification, and unemployment insurance numbers.  The labor
  1 21 commissioner shall take steps as necessary to facilitate
  1 22 access to the information by governmental agencies and the
  1 23 general public.  Contractors are required to visibly display
  1 24 their registration number on all advertising.  For the
  1 25 purposes of this section, "advertising" means to present a
  1 26 paid communication in a medium including but not limited to
  1 27 newspaper, magazine, telephone directory, radio, television,
  1 28 billboard, and internet.  "Advertising" does not include a
  1 29 communication printed, imprinted, or otherwise affixed to
  1 30 company equipment, such as vehicles or tools; business
  1 31 products, such as letterhead or business cards; and
  1 32 sponsorship materials for community events and nonprofit
  1 33 organizations.
  1 34    The labor commissioner shall revoke a registration number
  1 35 when the contractor fails to maintain compliance with the
  2  1 conditions necessary to obtain a registration.  The labor
  2  2 commissioner shall provide a fact=finding interview to assure
  2  3 that the contractor is not in compliance before revoking any
  2  4 registration.  Hearings on revocation of registrations shall
  2  5 be held in accordance with section 91C.8.
  2  6    Sec. 3.  Section 91C.8, Code 2007, is amended by adding the
  2  7 following new subsection:
  2  8    NEW SUBSECTION.  10.  The labor commissioner shall revoke a
  2  9 contractor's registration number if the contractor fails to
  2 10 maintain compliance with the conditions necessary to obtain
  2 11 registration or if a contractor owes money to the Iowa
  2 12 division of labor for citations issued pertaining to the
  2 13 contractor registration law.  The labor commissioner shall
  2 14 provide a fact=finding interview to ensure that the contractor
  2 15 is not in compliance before revoking registration.  Hearings
  2 16 on revocation of registrations shall be held in accordance
  2 17 with this section.
  2 18                           EXPLANATION
  2 19    This bill increases construction contractor registration
  2 20 fees to $75 every two years for in=state contractors and to
  2 21 $150 every two years for out=of=state contractors.
  2 22    The bill prevents the public disclosure of a contractor's
  2 23 social security number, federal identification number, and
  2 24 unemployment insurance number.  The bill requires that
  2 25 contractors display their registration numbers on all
  2 26 advertising.  Advertising includes paid communications in
  2 27 newspapers, magazines, radios ads, telephone directories,
  2 28 billboards, and the internet.  Advertising does not include a
  2 29 contractor's communications on its vehicles, tools, business
  2 30 products, and sponsorship materials.
  2 31    The bill places into a new subsection the current
  2 32 guidelines for revoking a contractor's registration number.
  2 33 The bill also creates a new basis for revocation by requiring
  2 34 the labor commissioner to revoke a registration number if a
  2 35 contractor owes money to the division of labor for citations
  3  1 related to the contractor registration law.
  3  2 LSB 1415SV 82
  3  3 ak:sc/gg/14