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:
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PAG LIN
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.
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